Dick Vitale once again says he has spoken to Rick Pitino and once again Pitino “vehemently” denies any knowledge of $100,000 going to a Louisville recruit.
Vitale posted this on Twitter moments ago:
Spoke with Rick Pitino last night & he VEHEMENTLY denies any knowledge of 100K going to a recruit ! https://t.co/IZ1mtgwf2Y
— Dick Vitale (@DickieV) October 2, 2017
An excerpt from the ESPN article:
According to his contract, Pitino must be given 10 days’ notice before any firing can be official. His lawyer, Steve Pence, has said he will fight the dismissal.
“Right now it’s in the lawyers’ hands,” Pitino said. “I went to Miami. I’m selling my house [in Louisville]. I love David Padgett. I love the boys. I hope they win the national championship. I’m not doing anything but laying low.”
When asked if he is Coach-2, Pitino said, “it doesn’t matter if I am or not.”
Documents in the federal investigation said Adidas executive Jim Gatto, who was arrested on Tuesday, “spoke directly with Coach-2 multiple times in the days before [Bowen] publicly committed” to Louisville.
