Don't you think Cosby and Paul are different situations? Groce flat out said that Cosby needed to do some things to show he was committed to the team. Cosby didn't so that sounds like a mutual parting as it sounds like Cosby wasn't happy with his role on the team anyway. As for Paul, he admitted to drinking and vandalizing cars in France which is completely different from Tate and Nunn maintaining their innocence. There really isn't a need for the legal process if you already admit to your wrongdoings.
You need to re-read what I wrote, and what I responded to. The point was made that Groce "will not cut bait on a player before the legal process had taken its course." That statement is absolutely not true. Groce has done that many times in his career (for different reasons, as stated in my post), has absolutely not afraid to oversign by multiple scholarships, and has made space though transfers on multiple occasions as well. That has not changed for Moore.
So while all cases are different, there is absolutely no record that Paul legally admitted vandalizing cars. Paul did not go to court in France. But even in his first arrest, Paul was forced out (for good reasons) even without admitting wrongdoing. His family actually disputed the drug charge and the resisting arrest charge (both charges eventually dropped). That did not stop Groce/UI from kicking him out, irrespective of the fact that Groce re-recruited Paul to UI (in retrospect a mistake). Cosby was forced off the team for violation of team rules, not for pleading guilty to any legal charges. It is not that Cosby was a model citizen, neither was Paul (two failed drug tests but no legal convictions), neither was Nunn (arrests for driving under suspended license), neither is Black (pleaded guilty to lesser charge and allowed on diversion program). So the point is that, NO you do not need a legal conviction to dismiss a player or force him off, but even with a legal plea deal the coach may still elect to still let a player back on the team. Legal court ruling is one aspect, one of many.
Scholarships are not an issue with Moore as with most players you want. Pretty good sources on this one that Moore does indeed have a scholarship offer (as already reported) but "don't expect it to happen" although I personally hope that changes. At this point it is not likely, but the holdup is not scholarship availability. TIFWIW.
