I don't think it comes as a surprise whenever we hear about the latest scandals when it comes to NCAA sports. Basketball seems to keep rearing its head into controversy. And again, it happened. Reports from Yahoo Sports detail names of players and teams that accepted money, something the FBI has looked into. It's been something that has been targeted the last few years, which includes several schools getting rid of coaches like Louisville's Rick Pitino and several getting arrested.
Some of the teams on the list are not too shocking, but the amount on it are astonishing. An example is John Calipari's Kentucky team. The head coach has always found himself in some sanctioning incident. It happened at UMass in the mid 90s and Memphis in the 2000s. Other teams include a number of ones in the South, and that includes Duke and North Carolina. Denials have already come in place from coaches and members of the colleges mentioned in the report.
That being said, I wouldn't put too much stock into Yahoo Sports. They aren't exactly the brightest when it comes to creating stories. It comes off as too much fluff, regardless of what they covering. Hatred for Chris Chase was pretty common back then because of the way he did stories on sports, and unfortunately, that is why he is at Fox Sports now. But overall, I would say the site is about as useless as Inside Edition when it comes to stories.
It wouldn't surprise me if Calapari gets sanctioned and if a few teams get probation for a few years. Some are going to get wins vacated and the NCAA will probably have to think things over not just for basketball but for their entire sports league. Playing devil's advocate, it seems like a huge waste of resources for the FBI. There's bigger things to worry about than some college basketball recruiting scandal.
Someone's getting ousted, and I think we will find out after the National Championship game in April.
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