BEN MOFFITT GETS A IN DIVISION OF LABOR
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One of the things you never see as a threat to your football program is divorce. But Tampa just brings the funk like that, as Ben Moffitt and wife are proving in their increasingly acrimonious divorce settlement.
TAMPA, AMERICA’S NEXT GREAT CITY SINCE 1979 - Shauna Moffitt, the wife of University of South Florida senior linebacker Ben Moffitt, said she wrote nearly every paper for him during his five years at USF and also completed two online courses for him.
“Ben Moffitt has never written a paper,” Shauna said. “Never. Ever. I love him, but he doesn’t know how to spell. He cheats.”
If you say that someone can’t spell in public, we’d argue that you probably don’t actually love him, but whatever-it’s divorce, let bullets fly and the grenades tumble. Most guys would prefer this to the usual gay/small penis/serial abuser accusations that surface after divorces, save for one detail: it could get an NCAA investigation working at USF.
The chances of the investigation actually digging up anything incriminating are tiny: if Moffitt was really getting papers written for him by his wife and her twin sister (yes, let your mind go there, now come on back) as alleged in the article, it proves that Moffitt is a cheater, but doesn’t come anywhere close to proving USF had anything to do with it. Whoever actually wrote the papers, the story does have some import for two people: Moffitt, portrayed as someone who’s deserted his family for the past two months, and Nick Saban, who earned tongue daggers from Leavitt after Saban suggested USF’s roster was full of guys “who probably could have gone to Florida or Florida State but Florida and Florida State couldn’t take them.”
As suggested in the title of the post: Moffitt may not be able to spell, but he clearly has a deep understanding of the economic concept of division of labor. (HT: ZZGator)
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Coop, I don’t think we can talk about what round he’s potentially going to be drafted at anymore unless he pulls a 4.4 40 yd. dash time and 50 rep bench press out of his posterior at the combine.
Because you know the ‘roid allegations are coming from the jilted wife, it’s just a matter of time.
Comment by R.D. Baker - Retired Blogger — January 4, 2026 @ 2:36 pm
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#12 has it right. I remember they kept showing her and talking about him going to the NFL.
If someone could find a picture… wow.
I actually had a conversation with my friends about it as we watched the game. Overweight and unattractive. Not surprising that he’s jetting with the payday on the horizon, although I imagine since its so imminent, its likely she still gets a fair piece. (and does doing his work in college count as “providing support” ?)
Comment by pz — January 4, 2026 @ 2:29 pm
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Yeah, I am a bit befuddled by the timing of these revelations by the wife.
It appears she caught him committing adultery one too many times, and cares more about hurting him than any sort of potential upcoming payday.
How high is this kid projected to go in the draft?
I would think several teams would have loved his “commitment” to the game, school, and family, and taken him higher than his physical tools would have put him, otherwise, if he is one of those guys who could be, realistically, drafted anywhere between the 3rd and 7th Rounds.
Comment by Coop — January 4, 2026 @ 2:17 pm
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NCAA isn’t going to do squat about said accusations. His football career is now over, therefore the NCAA has zero enforcement power. Mr. Moffitt just needs to refer back to page 63 of Mr. Reggie Bush’s book which clearly reads…”KEEP YO DAMN MOUF SHUT!”
Comment by Aerobab — January 4, 2026 @ 2:15 pm
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She’s Baaaaack Dept:
Could be that Jenn Sterger took Miss Moffitt’s man away.
Comment by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me — January 4, 2026 @ 2:02 pm
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Bacon: Thanks, very interesting stuff.
Comment by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me — January 4, 2026 @ 2:01 pm
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SKLM,
If you go the NY Times Quad blog, which covers college football, the original writer talks about how this story has gone sour on him:
http://thequad.blogs.nytimes.com/
The author, Pete Thamel, reads EDSBS, as they link here occasionally.
Comment by baconboy — January 4, 2026 @ 1:54 pm
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NY Times Dept:
While Googling, trying to find a picture of little Miss Moffitt, I read this “up with life” article about Moffit, and how much of a good father he was, traveling over 110 miles per day, going back and forth from his “happy” as pappy home life.
Excerpts:
“…It is the first leg of his 55-mile trip to Tampa. By living so far away, Moffitt has assured a more comfortable, family-oriented life for his wife and two children. But that sacrifice means a 110-mile round trip every day. He leaves as early as 3:30 a.m. for winter workouts and arrives home as late as 7 a.m. after a road game. Moffitt has driven a Kia into the ground (“It didn’t scream linebacker,” he joked of the car), has compiled about $200 in U.S.F. parking tickets and has traveled well over 100,000 miles.
..defensive coordinator Wally Burnham said. “But he’s totally committed to both his family and football. He’s always put his family first.”
Amazing, it was written in Sept 2007.
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/09/22/sports/ncaafootball/22usf.html?_r=1&oref=slogin
Comment by Stacy Keibler Luvs Me — January 4, 2026 @ 1:48 pm
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Wasnt South Florida the inspiration for the movie ..”The Program” and “The Program 2-Divorce Court?”……..I really wish they would let this play out on TV’s Divorce Court with Judge Toler….
and have them drag some guy named Pat Moffitt in there and swear up and down he’s not married to this chick
Comment by Mr Pelican Pants — January 4, 2026 @ 1:29 pm
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Thanks for the HT…and #12…kudos.
Comment by zzgator — January 4, 2026 @ 1:26 pm