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Report: NCAA Looking Into Will Wade's Recruiting Tactics

by Staff Reporter

February 25, 201844 Comments

Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports

The NCAA has been looking into the recruiting tactics of LSU coach Will Wade over the last six months, according to a report from Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.

Thamel states that "lack of on-the-record specifics about Wade’s recruiting," has stalled the inquiry and that the NCAA is in the "exploratory and information-gathering stages" of this investigation. Per Yahoo Sports:

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The NCAA’s scrutiny of Wade began not long after his hire at LSU in March, but the inquiry has stalled because of a lack of on-the-record specifics about Wade’s recruiting, according to a source. The NCAA’s information gathering has covered part of his time as head coach at VCU, according to a source. Wade’s early recruiting activity at LSU prompted the NCAA enforcement interest, according to a source.

The NCAA’s interest appears to be in its exploratory and information-gathering stages, according to sources.

“After talking to my staff we have had no contact from the NCAA regarding any irregularities,” LSU athletic director Joe Alleva told Yahoo Sports on Sunday.

LSU's current 2018 recruiting class is ranked No. 3 nationally behind Duke and Oregon and includes five-star prospects Naz Reid and Emmitt Williams along with four-star prospects Ja'Vonte Smart and Darius Days.

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Originally published on TigerDroppings.com

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foj1981•87 months

That’s why we just can’t have nice things

Jrv2damac•87 months

LSU basketball history is on par with Oregon's. Why isn't the NCAA getting in their arse?

Laman1978•87 months

Nike money

SoulGlo•87 months

Why, because he is successful? So a shiny new Dodge is a nothingburger, but a successful young coach grabbing high level talent gets enforcement scrutiny. We get it, NCAA. We get it.

safetyman•87 months

These mother frickers.

DrSteveBrule•87 months

The NCAA is basically saying we made a bomb arse hire. Nice!

Musa I of Mali•87 months

anyone with common sense to take of the purple and gold glasses saw this coming. No different than the way Hugh Freeze started.

atltiger6487•87 months

I assume Wade's recruiting is all above board, but I admit the bad stuff has crossed my mind. I'd challenge any rational Tiger fan to say differently. Again, I'll assume it's all on the up-and-up unless proven wrong.

rutiger•87 months

He got one top player that lives a few miles from campus and another top player whose girlfriend goes to lsu. Sounds exactly like hugh freeze.....

PortHudsonPlaya•87 months

Not surprised one bit.

DVinBR•87 months

they didn't look at saban after he had a top recruiting class after going 7-6 including a loss to ulm

atltiger6487•87 months

And the Bama obsession continues... (And comparing Saban at Bama and Wade here is apples and oranges)

IntenseKid•87 months

His tactics?? You mean that he is the first coach we’ve had on the sideline if the PMAC in a very long time. He gets the x’s and o’s and he’s a young energetic guy. Which is very similar to the successful b-ball coaches over the last 20-25 years. It will be interesting to see what tactics coach uses

Malaysian Tiger•87 months

Yahoo is Fake News with their Sources that no one can find!

STRIPES•87 months

No "on the record" specifics? WTF do you have then? You just felt like fricking with LSU? This is damage to recruiting by itself. The NCAA is just an obsolete and reprehensible organization. It needs to be overhauled or just done away with. I mean is Robert Mueller running this "investigation"? This is ridiculous.

Jabontik•87 months

what they mean is all they have is a phone call or two from a North Carolina area code with rumors and innuendo. But leave Bob Mueller out of it.

ParrishGore•87 months

The NCAA is nothing short of todays version of an organized crime syndicate. You either pay or you get shook down, this is nothing more than a jailhouse shakedown!!! Nothing to see here, no violations, so they create a shakedown with the illusion something illegal has taken place all to scare these top recruits from attending LSU. LSU doesn't pay the NCAA bribe money to make sure games are officiated properly and the NCAA doesn't investigate. This entire thing stinks of old skin sagging money. They are scared shitless of Will Wade and LSU!!! These powers that be don't want LSU basketball and football to rule their sports they way LSU baseball did, and they know it's damn sure possible. Mark Emmert, the new godfather of organized crime!!!

FLObserver•87 months

I think LSU should remove the AD immediately!

Meaux Bettah•87 months

Can't have nothin nice!! Why does it sound like good recruiting is being scrutinized?

SirWinston•87 months

“Boats n hoes” worked for Ole Miss football for at least a few years - why can’t LSU hoops have some fun?

KennabraTiger•87 months

The Nina, the Pinta, the Santa Maria...

Placebeaux•87 months

Nachos, Lemonheads, my Dad's boat, you wont go down cuz my dick can float.

Pahnew•87 months

Why report they are looking into LSU? They should look into every program, that's their job. Only report once something is found. This is simply clickbait until you have any proof.

Martini•87 months

Didn’t Joe Alleva hire him? By the laws of LSU fanboyz he is automatically to blame and should resign. Baseball losing the 3rd game to Texas is his fault too.

Mike da Tigah•87 months

How does saying you’re investigating LSU’s basketball recruiting with no actual specifics perhaps negatively affect actual recruiting itself? You’ll have to excuse my cynicism when it comes to the irreproachable intentions of an organization like the NCAA when our own FBI in this country has been proven to be dirty. I don’t trust these people, and I never really have. Well let’s just say I don’t trust human beings that make up an organization when there’s so much at stake. The NCAA has become a ghestapo hit squad. In 6 months to a year when they come back and say they didn’t find anything, the damage has already been done as opposing teams and coaches have been able to use an investigation into LSU on the recruiting trail.

chinhoyang•87 months

This is nothing more than Yahoo click bait (if not an attempt to hurt LSU recruiting). There are reasonable reasons why each recruit is coming to play for LSU next year. I guess to coach in the NCAA you have to be careful not to do too well with your recruiting to avoid an "investigation."

Black n Gold•87 months

I wouldn't be surprised if this was brought on by some struggling program determined to derail our success.

Fa Sheaux Breaux•87 months

Alabama isn't really struggling in basketball right now.

findaway•87 months

This really sounds like a whole lot of nothing!

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