Ron McKelvey was a con-artist college football player for the University of Texas. McKelvey, who was actually a 30 year-old man named Ron Weaver, had already used his years of NCAA eligibilty while playing college football in California. He was not exposed until shortly before the 1996 Sugar Bowl and then disappeared. Coach John Mackovic and other officials claimed to know nothing of Weaver's fraud until he was caught. Despite some initial concern, the Longhorns were not forced to forfeit any of the games in which Weaver had played. To date this is the last known case of someone fraudulently playing NCAA Division I football.
Weaver was able to pull off his scam by enrolling in a junior college in California under an assumed name and a different date of birth. He was then a walk-on player at the University of Texas and claimed his age was 23 instead of 30. Weaver also showed up to school after photos had already been taken for the team media guide. He reportedly was not caught until he told a reporter that he planned to write a book about his scheme. After the story broke Weaver's mother said she was flooded with offers for her son to sell the rights to his story.
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