Notre Dame, which begins the season...

Notre Dame, which begins the season ranked other in the AP Top 25 catalogue of heads is looking into the eligibility of several athletes -- including football captain Tom Zbikowski, according to a southward Bend television station.

The inquiry is in relation to appearances forward a weekly sports talk present to view on WSBT-TV -- a CB affiliate. The matter involves Zbikowski and basketball players Luke Zeller and Kyle McAlarney. All three have appeared upon "Sports Dogz" and have given "bumps" during the exhibit to None of the three, however, staged any promotions for the exhibit to

WSBT said it didn't pay the athletes for appearing or for the "bumps"

Associate AD John Heisler confirmed the sect is looking into a matter regarding eligibility still would not specify the circumstances.

Former USC quarterback Matt Leinart faced a similar situation when he promot ESPN's SportsCenter. Leinart briefly was rul ineligible, yet the NCAA reinstated him after determining the violation was inadvertent.

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