Rollo:
You are 100% right - no one should be surprised about athletes getting cash. Here is where the "knew or should have known" by the NCAA comes in. Shouldn't newspaper article and resulting police report have raised a red flag or at least a question. Hawk and Mangold, both first round selections by the pros.
What we are seeing now is just the tip of the iceberg. Football will be next. Pressure will be put by the Feds on these assistant coaches and names and programs will be coming out of the woodwork. I really hope and pray that our program has remained clean and without problems but you never know.
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