UCLA soccer coach finally resigns after he was accused of taking a $100,000 kick back to get a real-estate developer’s daughter into the school
- Jorge Salcedo was said to have taken the bribe to get Lauren Isackson on the women’s soccer team roster
- Shana Wilson, a spokeswoman for the school’s athletic department, confirmed his resignation
- Salcedo is said to have taken another $100,000 check from scandal mastermind Rick Singer for the son of another one of his clients
- Throughout 2006 and 2014, Salcedo helped UCLA get to 14 NCAA tournaments and national championships
- UCLA is investigating the allegations facing the soccer programs at the school
The soccer coach from UCLA who is said to have taken a $100,000 kickback to get a developer’s daughter into the school resigned on Thursday.
Jorge Salcedo was said to have taken the bribe to get Lauren Isackson on the women’s soccer team roster.
Shana Wilson, a spokeswoman for the school’s athletic department, informed the New York Post of Salcedo’s resignation. He had been a coach on the men’s soccer team for 15 seasons.
Shana Wilson, a spokeswoman for the school’s athletic department, announced that Jorge Salcedo was resigning as coach on the men’s soccer team at UCLA
Isackson was given jersey No. 41 in 2017 on a team of all star players and required to stay on the side for at least one year. She was tapped to be a midfielder on the team.
Salcedo was said to have taken the bribe to get Lauren Isackson on the women’s soccer team roster
Prosecutors say her parents, Davina, 55, and Bruce, 61, the president of a real estate development firm, spent more than $600,000 to get Lauren and her sister into UCLA and USC with fake athletic credentials.
Prosecutors say she did not even play competitive soccer – for a team or in a league – before joining UCLA.
Salcedo is said to have taken another $100,000 check from scandal mastermind Rick Singer for the son of another one of his clients.
That student also had not played competitive soccer but was admitted to UCLA after he was recruited to the men’s soccer team, the Los Angeles Times reports.
Salcedo started as the team’s ball boy before winning three national championships as a players in the 1990s.
Throughout 2006 and 2014, Salcedo helped UCLA get to 14 NCAA tournaments and national championships.
UCLA is investigating the allegations facing the soccer programs at the school.
Lauren Isackson was given jersey No. 41 in 2017 on a team of all star players
Davina Isackson with daughters Lauren and Audrey Isackson. Prosecutors say Davina and Bruce Isackson, 61, spent more than $600,000 to get their daughters into UCLA and USC with fake athletic credentials