Cassell’s criticism of the NCAA’s motives is certainly over-the-top, but the point he is trying to make has some validity to it. Neither Cassell Jr. nor Davis presumably had any reason to suspect the classes they took at Notre Dame Prep would be invalid when they enrolled in them, so is it fair to punish them belatedly?
At the same time, the NCAA should be credited rather than criticized for cracking down on the diploma mill prep schools that have popped up in recent years. Notre Dame Prep may very well be legitimate, but those that do offer sham classes designed to ease the academic burden for basketball standouts are giving academic-oriented prep schools a bad name.
Since Maryland cannot accept a non-qualifier, the only way Cassell will ever suit up for the Terps is if he attends a junior college first. Otherwise he can transfer to a school that would allow him to enroll immediately and begin competing during their second year in the program. 
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