[Bluehorseshoe]

OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Tulsa athletic director Ross Parmley was placed on paid leave Tuesday as the university investigates allegations that he may have been involved with an alleged bookie in Oklahoma City.

University President Steadman Upham issued a brief statement saying Parmley will be on paid administrative leave during the investigation. Upham didn't offer details about whether the allegations involved sports betting or other forms of gambling that may or may not be illegal in the state.

The 39-year-old Parmley was hired at Tulsa in January after serving three months as interim AD. He previously served as Tulsa's director of football operations and assistant athletic director for football, according to the school's athletic department website.

His lawyer, Derek Chance, said Parmley is cooperating with investigators.

Upham said the university's executive vice president, Kevan Buck, will be the acting athletic director while Parmley is on leave. A school spokesman declined further comment.

Parmley's name was linked last week to Teddy Mitchell of Oklahoma City, who is accused of running an illegal gambling operation. In recently unsealed court documents, Parmley is described as an "admitted gambler with Mitchell," who is awaiting trial in April.

Parmley has not been charged in the case, said Assistant U.S. Attorney Bob Troester. The prosecutor would not comment on whether Parmley may testify for prosecutors during Mitchell's trial.

Chance stressed that Parmley is not the focus of the investigation.

"I just want everyone to know that he is not a target or a subject of the investigation. But he has cooperated with federal authorities in the investigation of alleged gambling activities by Teddy Mitchell," Chance said.

The Oklahoma City-based attorney said he was trying to keep up with developments in the case. When asked if Parmley expected to testify at Mitchell's trial, Chance said: "Therein lies some of the struggle." He declined further comment.

The affidavit unsealed last week alleges that a check for $1,782 from Parmley, along with other funds, were deposited into one of Mitchell's account in late 2009.

Mitchell, 57, and his two sons are among nine people named in an 81-count federal indictment unsealed in September. All are accused of participating in an illegal gambling business that operated poker games, took sports wagers, used an illegal gambling website and laundered illegal gambling proceeds.

Mitchell, who prosecutors allege was the leader of the operation, has pleaded not guilty.

Authorities say Mitchell has been under investigation for more than two years as state and federal grand juries looked into the alleged criminal activity, as well as the November 2010 beating death of his wife, Julie Mitchell, whose body was found inside the couple's Oklahoma City home. Her death remains unsolved.

According to the NCAA website, the organization's rules "prohibit student-athletes, and athletics department, conference office, and NCAA national office employees from wagering on intercollegiate, amateur, and professional sports in which the association conducts championships."

[HoulihansTX]

Tulsa AD admits to FBI that he bet on NFL & college games; school places him on leave



Ross M. Parmley joined the Tulsa athletics department in 2005, the year the Golden Hurricane put together a 9-4 season that was capped off by a 31-24 victory over Fresno State in the Liberty Bowl.
That same year, Tulsa finished with a 10-3 ATS record.
The question now, the one that everybody will be asking until it’s answered, is this: Did Parmley, now the school’s full-time AD, build his bankroll that year by betting on Golden Hurricane games? If he did, prepare for a scandal unlike any we’ve seen in a really, really long time.
From The Oklahoman:

The University of Tulsa’s new athletics director was suspended Tuesday after the FBI identified him as an “admitted gambler” who was involved with Oklahoma City bookie Teddy Mitchell.
Ross M. Parmley, 39, was named athletics director Jan. 19. He has worked for the university’s athletic department since 2005.
Parmley has not been charged. Mitchell is awaiting trial on a federal indictment that accuses him of operating an illegal gambling enterprise.
Parmley admitted to the FBI that he bet on college and professional football games for years before quitting gambling early in 2010, a source told The Oklahoman.

Tulsa is a 1.5-point favorite against Central Florida in its regular season finale.
We like the dog in this spot but will wait to hear who Parmley took before betting it.

[HoulihansTX]

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[HoulihansTX]

The affidavit unsealed last week alleges that a check for $1,782 from Parmley, along with other funds, were deposited into one of Mitchell's account in late 2009.

[Emily_Haines]

Dumb ass.

Should have just denied it.

[bb_skoots]

The bookie's wife was beat to death in their house in 2010. The government is worried abut $1,000 deposits to the bookie's account. smh.