Golden, Hurricanes continue waiting for information on eligibility

The only certainty on his schedule is Sept. 5 — the date of the Hurricanes' season-opener at Maryland. A depth chart will be completed sometime in the coming days, a process that grew more difficult when several presumptive starters had their eligibility jeopardized after being implicated by former booster Nevin Shapiro for allegedly accepting extra benefits.

It's still not known whether Sean Spence and the other 11 Miami players implicated in the Yahoo report will be cleared to play. (AP Photo)

Golden doesn't know when Miami president Donna Shalala and athletic director Shawn Eichorst will decide if it's worth the risk of using players who may eventually be declared ineligible by the NCAA. So when Golden says he doesn't know which 60 players he's taking to Maryland, he means it.
"We're just moving forward," Golden said. "We'll deal with whatever comes down or whatever the issues are as they come. Right now, we're moving forward and we're going to select our team accordingly. You know, I know you guys obviously are here because there's a sensational story out there, but this is a critical time for our football team."
Golden, who was hired in December, wouldn't discuss if his contract has a clause that would allow him to leave if the Hurricanes face major NCAA sanctions.
"My family and I are excited about being here, OK? This is a great place and we're going to get this fixed," Golden said.
Though neither the university nor the NCAA will confirm, it's believed the 12 current players named by Shapiro — Jacory Harris, Vaughn Telemaque, Ray Ray Armstrong, Travis Benjamin, Aldarius Johnson, Marcus Forston, Olivier Vernon, Marcus Robinson, Adewale Ojomo, Dyron Dye, JoJo Nicholas and Sean Spence — have all met with investigators in recent days about Shapiro's allegations, which were published by Yahoo Sports on Tuesday.