NCAA basketball bribery probe is 'absolutely criminal': Lou Holtz
Lou Holtz on NCAA basketball scandal: It's absolutely criminal
Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz on the NCAA basketball scandal.
Former Notre Dame football coach Lou Holtz said Wednesday the arrest of four assistant college basketball coaches and six others, including an Adidas executive, for alleged participation in a corruption scheme is an embarrassment for the NCAA and college basketball.
âWhen you lose the trust of an athlete and you are using him in order to gain money, thatâs absolutely criminal,â Holtz told FOX Businessâ Stuart Varney of âVarney & Co.â
Of the four assistant coaches, Oklahoma State Universityâs Lamont Evans and Auburn Universityâs Chuck Person, are accused of âsoliciting and accepting bribesâ ranging from $13,000 to nearly $100,000 in value to influence high school prospects to sign with specific financial advisors and managers.
âThese coaches abused that trust placed in them by the players and their families,â U.S. Attorney Joon Kim said at a press conference on Tuesday, adding that the coaches violated both NCAA rules and federal laws.
The bombshell allegations against the NCAA links the University of Louisvilleâs menâs basketball team to a $100,000 payout to the family of a highly-recruited student.
âHere it is now with Louisville. You have Kentucky in the same state, a great basketball program. You are trying to compete with them. You are trying to be the best. You won a national championship and you do that, I think [Mark] Emmert of the NCAA said it best, âThis is absolutely unacceptable,ââ Holtz said.