Randy Moss
Coming out of high school, Moss signed a letter of intent to play for the Irish in 1995. However, after Moss was involved in a racially charged fight that left a person hospitalized, Notre Dame decided to deny him enrollment. Moss eventually landed at Florida State. With the NCAA considering him a transfer student, Moss was ineligible to play his freshman season. He wasn’t able to keep himself out of trouble that year, and the Seminoles gave Moss the boot soon after he tested positive for marijuana while he was on probation. After serving some jail time for breaking his probation, Moss enrolled at Marshall. In 1996 Moss broke Jerry Rice’s NCAA record for touchdown receptions with 28, and set several other freshman records. In 1997, Moss had 96 receptions, 1,820 receiving yards and 26 touchdowns.