The controversy continues for Hoover High School. The school that rose to fame as the centerpiece of MTV's "Two-a-Days", is now in the news for a far more negative situation.

The school, and football program, continues to be shadowed by allegations of impropriety by the head football coach, Rush Propst, along with allegations from teachers and some administrators that football players received preferential treatment.

A series of events has unfolded like a day time soap opera. Two teachers from the school, one current teacher and one who was not brought back for the 2007/2008 school year, claim that grades were changed in their classes for football players who did not earn the higher grade. An investigation is currently ongoing and news just keeps getting worse for Hoover High School.

As if the grade changing controversy wasn't enough, the head football coach has also been accused of having "inappropriate relationships" with two teachers at Hoover High School. A local newspaper, The Birmingham News, reported that a letter written by former principle Richard Bishop stated that the former athletics director Jerry Browning told Bishop the "Propst had a secret family and a completely second life."

Former principle Richard Bishop was released soon after the investigation into these improprieties began. However, the AP reports that Superintendent Andy Craig said the release of Bishop was not a result of the investigation.

Many believe that the allegations involving grade changes for two senior football players are linked to the University of Alabama. Although the player's names have not been released, coincidentally, the University of Alabama has two commitments from Hoover High School for the 2007 school year. Alabama recently came off of NCAA probation form the infamous Albert Means case in which NCAA investigators found that a booster for the school had paid in excess of $100,000 to ensure the Means attended the University of Alabama. These implications could have a serious impact to Alabama's football program. The NCAA conceded in the Means investigation that Alabama's football program was "staring down the barrel of a gun." A new scandal could possibly result in the University receiving the "death penalty" from the NCAA similar to that imposed on SMU some 20 years ago.

The investigation will continue but news of Alabama's involvement, if any, will not become public knowledge for quite some time. The NCAA is notorious for slow moving investigations, and until they have reason to investigate, it is not believed that the Hoover High School investigation will be linked to the university.

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