October 1, 2004

Rolling Up the Red Carpet for Recruits

By JENNIFER JACOBSON

Colleges drop hostess groups to comply with new NCAA rules, but some call the ban unfair

When Ashley Wheaton enrolled in the University of Georgia three years ago, the former high-school cheerleader decided that she could better support her favorite football team by putting down her pompoms and picking up the title of football recruiting hostess.

As a member of the Georgia Girls, the varsity football program's hosting club, Ms. Wheaton would give tours of the athletics

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