[1] In June 1991, the Montgomery-Advertiser newspaper printed a portion of an essay Ramsey wrote for his Sociology class.
The article accused Auburn's football coaches of being "condescending" towards blacks and having a slave master mentality.
Bruce was the overall number one pick in the 1988 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons and had received a substantial signing bonus.
The most damaging allegation, however, was pointed at Auburn coach and athletic director, Pat Dye, who he claimed had helped him receive an unsecured loan for over $9,000 in April 1990.
Ramsey's claims were opposed by several former Auburn stars including Bo Jackson, Frank Thomas, and his brother-in-law Aundray Bruce.
Auburn football coach and athletic director Pat Dye was in Boston meeting with an NCAA representative on the day the scandal broke.
This was necessary because Dye's coaching contract had a clause permitting his instant dismissal if he had prior knowledge of NCAA rules violations.
On October 6, 1991, another former player, Vincent Harris, alleged in the Birmingham News that he had received payments from assistant coaches.
They kept the story in the news by playing some tapes for the Montgomery Advertiser during an open weekend on the Auburn football schedule.
[2] Just prior to the SEC match-up with Florida, Ramsey and Watkins released a tape that incriminated former Auburn track star and booster Corky Frost.
This story also noted that Ramsey had received an unsecured loan for $9,209.99 before his senior season began in violation of NCAA rules.
Auburn's new President, William Muse, hired a new athletic director to help with the investigation upon Dye's resignation as A.D.
Because the story broke before the probations of both the basketball and tennis teams began, Auburn was not considered a candidate for the repeat violator punishment by the NCAA.