re: Will Wade sounds off on potential return, transfer portal, current state of college basket

Everybody including Woodward and NCAA is fully aware that what they “have” on Wade isn’t going to hold up before the IARP. All the allegations against him are premised on speculation and anonymous sourced info. The only substance they have is the ex girlfriend of a former player. That player was out of eligibility, so that is not a violation.

That is why the NCAA sent a letter to LSU - that it knew would make it to the press through a FOIA request (amazingly reporters knew exactly when to make the public record request - almost like someone at the NCAA told them to submit a request). Then when the letter didn’t get Wade fired, they made the NOA sound as bad as possible knowing Woodward could fire him on allegations alone.

LSU will not face major sanctions and Wade will not get a show cause because the IARP has to follow NCAA bylaws and under those bylaws, the NCAA has very little to nothing on Wade, and everybody in the process including Woodward knew it from day 1.