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LSU Suspends Will Wade, Issues Statement

by Staff Reporter

March 8, 201954 Comments

Stephen Lew-USA TODAY Sports

LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander and athletics director Joe Alleva released a joint statement on Friday stating that Basketball head coach Will Wade has been suspended by the university indefinitely.

Assistant coach Tony Benford will take over as interim head coach.

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“Recent media reports regarding Coach Will Wade are without question concerning to all of us. As such, we and university officials have taken deliberate and purposeful steps to fairly assess and adequately address this situation. As we have done since media reports first surfaced months ago, we are closely coordinating with the NCAA with every step. They have our full cooperation and we will continue to report to them all facts and information on this matter.

"All of us at LSU share the obligation to protect the integrity of this institution, as such we have suspended Head Coach Will Wade indefinitely until such time as we can ensure full compliance with the NCAA, as well as institutional policies and standards. Assistant coach Tony Benford will assume the duties of interim head coach.”

Benford will be in charge as LSU takes on Vanderbilt in the season finales this Saturday at the PMAC.

Filed Under: LSU Basketball

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Disgeaux Bob•74 months

frick Alleva .... once a spineless weasel always a spineless weasel.

dwariley•74 months

I wonder if Zion's family got the house, cash & job they requested.

WackyChris•74 months

Joe Alleva is an asshat. ask Mizzou how cooperating fully with the NCAA (who has ZERO leverage in this investigation) worked out for them...idiot.

BILLFISHER22•74 months

This blows!!! Why hasn’t Duke suspended coach K for the Zion situation?

WackyChris•74 months

because Duke is "supposed to be" good at basketball and they don't have to pay players to show up on campus... and Zion Williamson is "good for college basketball" for playing at Duke... smh

the paradigm•74 months

because Duke gets 5-star recruits year-in year-out... LSU is a mediocre program that started landing big names in a big way after Wade arrived. Of course some red flags are gonna surface

PuraVida•74 months

Another example of Alleva supporting his coaches (see Duke Lacrosse fiasco)... Who in their right mind would agree to work for these clowns (Alleva and F.King)?

Lake Vegas Tiger•74 months

Fire Alleva and Alexander, Board of Regents needs to save LSU

Play_Neck•74 months

Pussies.

Trout Bandit•74 months

What a bunch of spineless beta soy boy cucks Alleva and Alexander are!!

BTRDD•74 months

Now, who were the other schools bidding. Let's see if Smart will comment.

MrKnowItAll•74 months

LSU needs to clean the whole house.... Alleva for no spine and Alexander for being a polictically correct wimp.

cwill•74 months

What about Wade?

MrKnowItAll•74 months

Wade is already gone.... just waiting for the paper work

X123F45•74 months

No matter where you are. No matter what you're doing. If you see Joe in public, shout "HEY JOE, frick YOU!" He is a spineless shitbag of a human being who should not be affiliated with any public institution in Louisiana. He succeeds at making elected Louisiana public officials look competent.

PlacerCoTiger•74 months

Why isn’t Joe Alleva suspended and/or fired too? Assuming what is being speculated is true, he made the hire. He is responsible and shouldnt be allowed to suspend the coach to deny responsibility. And if it is true, you can’t tell me there’s anyway he didn’t know what was going on.

TJ•74 months

F. King Alexander is a loser and cares nothing about athletics. The sooner he is gone the better.

ElleEsEwe•74 months

Preach

ElleEsEwe•74 months

I personally don't give a damn how much he cares. I just want someone at least actually intelligent enough to not get caught doing the same shite every other university does.

HoustonGumbeauxGuy•74 months

WW is every bit of awesome. If he gets the axe then maybe Alleva would be collateral damage.

CanebreakCajun•74 months

what a weak kneed little bitch

GoldenAge•74 months

LSU looking like a lil bitch. Screw the NCAA & FBI

Soup Sammich•74 months

Alleva with his guilty until proven innocent ideals. Sounds exactly what he did with the Duke Lacrosse team.

cwill•74 months

He wasn't fired, he was suspended. With the way the NCAA handles these matters I don't think LSU had a choice but to suspend to avoid any further ramifications. No other school or AD would have acted differently considering the news and allegations.

GeauxsomeMeaux•74 months

I just hope it’s all just smoke, and no fire!

LouisianaLonghorn•74 months

Wade is likely gone either way. Why would he want to stick around when his boss doesn't stand by him?

CBB•74 months

This is all because WW got supeonaed by CD’s lawyer? At present, is WW currently under investigation? What happened to innocent until proven guilty? Who can suspend FKA and JA. The NCAA is lame and has been allowing this forever by big name coaches but now the little guy will be the example. Disgusting that LSU would surcomb to the media pressure and the boys will pay the price.

Zeek•74 months

Is this the Pokey Chatman situation for mens basketball.Are we gonna return to mediocrity.

PUB•74 months

"Mediocrity"? - how about all out suck big time

ton1•74 months

Pokey got screwed over by the administration , she did'n get caught cheating like this boy !

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