According to the Daily Nebraskan,  Andre Jones has been investigated and cleared by NCAA investigators over the alleged ownership of a 2001 Jaguar that Jones has been driving since August.

Robert Peinado sold the car to Jones for $17,000 and provided proof to show that Jones did indeed own the Jaguar, which had been spruced up with new rims, tires, and stereo by Peinado,  a senior business major at UNL.  Alerts were triggered when Jones began receiving tickets on a car with someone else’s name on the title.  These were left unpaid and his car was scheduled to be towed.  When it was stated the car was his and the title had Peinado’s name on it, the compliance office was called.  And, according to Josh White, an assistant AD for compliance, everything checked out.

“Having someone else’s name listed on a title, that is cause for us to look into it no matter what, and we checked everything out, we interviewed all parties, there was documentation that he paid for the car at a fair market value for the car.  The thing of it is, you can see how this would be a red flag around people on campus.  On issues like this that could be big, we get them done right away.”

There has been talk on here of the JUCO loyalty, and it does strike me a little odd that he did not title the car in his own name after purchasing it more than 5 months ago.  If, in fact, he did purchase the car for $17,000, I would like to know if it was a cash payment or if he has a loan out on the vehicle.  If it was cash, where did a scholarship athlete come up with that from?  Most ”great” JUCOs just see the university as it’s stepping stone into the NFL and really don’t have the loyalty or passion for their alma mater like a 4/5 year guy would in my opinion.  The more a team loses sight of what makes NU a place unlike any other, the quicker a violation will happen.  I am confident these coaches, Pelini in particular, will not let anyone lose sight of that.

Thanks be to dizzturbedNUfan for pointing this out to me.