Louisville fires Rick Pitino amid corruption scandal

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Louisville fires Rick Pitino amid corruption scandal

By Post Sports Desk

September 27, 2017 | 11:50am

Rick Pitino found the scandal he couldn’t survive.

The Louisville coach, as well as athletic director Tom Jurich, was canned on Wednesday, according to multiple reports, one day after the corruption scandal that rocked the NCAA focused intently on Louisville.

Pitino and Jurich met with Louisville officials Wednesday. According to WAVE-TV, Jurich was asked to fire Pitino and when he refused was fired himself. A news conference is scheduled for later Wednesday.

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Pitino, Jurich placed on administrative leave amid FBI bribery scheme investigation

UofL Interim President Greg Postel said coach Rick Pitino has been placed on unpaid administrative leave and Vice President and Director of Athletics Tom Jurich is on paid administrative leave.

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UofL hopes to have interim head basketball coach and interim athletic director named within 48 hours.

Two top 2018 recruits decommit from University of Louisville amid FBI investigation

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Larry Elder was reporting on this.... Law Enforcement called into this?

Did law enforcement, the FBI get involved with Reggie Bush?  Here, this column may touch on what Larry Elder was saying.

Why is the FBI trying to enforce NCAA rules?

By Joe Nocera

September 27, 2017 | 5:01am | Updated
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Why is the FBI trying to enforce NCAA rules?
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When exactly did the FBI decide that NCAA regulations were the law of the land? When did it conclude that, in addition to hunting down terrorists and investigating insider trading, its mandate also included protecting amateurism in college sports?

For years, athletic-shoe companies like Nike and Adidas paid coaches to have their team wear their brand of sneaker. Were coaches like Rick Pitino, John Thompson and Jim Valvano being bribed by the shoe company representatives? You certainly could frame it that way.

But nobody did. Neither law enforcement nor the NCAA ever protested.

Continued: http://nypost.com/2017/09/27/why-is-the-fbi-trying-to-enforce-ncaa-rules/

And it goes on to mention Reggie Bush.... Elder was saying, he's not sure if Pitino actually has done wrong on what has been told so far.

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 Wasn't official until today.

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BREAKING: Louisville officially fires Rick Pitino weeks after acknowledging basketball program investigated amid federal scandal.
2:51 PM - 16 Oct 2017

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Louisville fires Rick Pitino amid federal investigation
Associated Press  GARY B. GRAVES,Associated Press 25 minutes ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Louisville's Athletic Association has officially fired coach Rick Pitino nearly three weeks after the school acknowledged that its men's basketball program is being investigated as part of a federal corruption probe.

The association, which oversees Louisville's sports programs and is composed of trustees, faculty, students and administrators, voted unanimously to oust the longtime Cardinals coach following a board meeting Monday. The ULAA heard from Pitino's attorney, who made the case Monday that his client "could not have known" about activities alleged in the federal investigation.
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Wasn't official until today.

True.  But his house has been for sale for weeks.