DALLAS (KRLD) - The head coach of men's tennis at the University of Texas is among three people in Texas charged in a scheme that prosecutors say involved wealthy parents bribing college coaches and others to gain admissions for their children at top schools.
54-year-old Michael Center is among nearly 50 people charged in the scheme. The university says in a statement that Center's been placed on administrative leave.
David Dillard is the co-founder of KD College Prep in Dallas and says getting into the best colleges, today is very competitive.
"Most of these schools are accepting around 3 to 5 percent, yet receive thousands of applications. So they have a limited number of slots and thousands of applicants. They want students they think will be different, and change their environment," he says.
He says the parents that cheated to get their kids into schools, didn't do them any favors, because eventually, the kids will have to perform.
Two others facing charges are 62-year-old Martin Fox and 44-year-old Niki Williams, both of Houston.
Fox is the president of a private tennis academy and Williams is a college test administrator.