An NCAA official has told CBS sports the association will soon issue notices of Level One recruiting violations to at least six schools who were mentioned in the FBI’s college basketball corruption probe. Tiger Rag Assistant editor Tyler Nunez says if LSU is one of these schools, coach Will Wade could lose his job.
“Will Wade has it in his contract now that if he is even accused of committing a level one violation, that he can be fired with cause and the University will not owe him anything.”
LSU was one of at least 20 schools mentioned during the course of the FBI investigation. The FBI reportedly has a wiretap conversation between Wade and a convicted middleman, where Wade discusses a strong offer made to a recruit’s family. Nunez says it’s unclear if LSU will receive a notice, but…..
“You have to think that Will Wade and the rest of the LSU Basketball program are just sitting on the edge of their seats waiting to see what happens, because the implications are just massive.”
If LSU receives a notice of violations, new AD Scott Woodward can fire Wade with cause and also receive an automatic two-year contract extension because the NCAA violations occurred before he took over. But Nunez says such a move would draw the ire of LSU fans who want Wade as their basketball coach.
“It’s going to be a tough decision for him. I think that he is going to have to pick between himself, and the University between how he wants the fanbase to look at him.”
