The UIL State Executive Committee handed San Marcos Consolidated ISD Athletic Director and Head Football Coach John Walsh three years of probation for rules violations.
San Marcos CISD employee Earl Anderson was also given three years of probation beginning immediately. Walsh and Anderson were also issued public reprimands.
SMCISD Superintendent Dr. Michael Cardona, Walsh and Anderson met with the UIL State Executive Committee (SEC) on Monday to appeal recommendations made by the District 27-6A Executive Committee (DEC) for alleged recruiting violations, which included a two-year playoff ban for San Marcos High School’s football team. The alleged recruiting violations surround 12 students who transferred to San Marcos High School from several area school districts. Eleven of the students played on the same AAU football team, the Texas Seminoles. In August, the District 27-6A Executive Committee recommended that the student-athletes be ruled ineligible for the 2022-2023 season with a second recommendation to ban the ineligible student-athletes for an additional two years due to allegations of recruiting.
