Coach under investigation

allowed three ineligible players to compete in games and recruited outof-state.

Aformal investigation in the Pierce College athletic department is underway after some football players and staff have said Football Head Coach Carlos Woods has allowed four players to live on campus in the locker room, collected money for housing from players,

The investigation started after multiple complaints were filed, according to Dean of Student Services and Equity Genice SarcedoMagruder, who is the acting athletic director.

When asked about the complaints, Woods declined to comment.

Due to the sensitivity of this situation, some of the players from last season and this season who have confirmed the living conditions set in motion by Woods, asked that their names be kept out of this article. Those who remain unnamed, confirmed that at least four players were living in the locker room this semester after their housing had fallen through.

They also said last football season, there was a minimum of 30 players who resided together in an apartment building on De Soto Avenue and Vanowen Street. Some players living there said they were kicked out of the

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apartment due to Woods not paying the rent when he was said to have collected up to $300-$400 from some of the players.

Players who were at Pierce last year explained they slept stacked up in bunk beds and on cots in any available space in the apartment. Once they noticed eviction notices being left on their door, they decided to leave and fend for themselves.

Jose Cordova, who no longer attends Pierce College due to the tension of the situation, agreed to