The college basketball bribery trial is continuing on today.
Government witness Marty Blazer said during today’s proceedings that he paid from several hundred to several thousand dollars to college football players from several high profile programs, including Alabama:
Today from the college basketball bribery trial government witness Marty Blazer said between 2010-14 he paid from several hundred to several thousand dollars to FOOTBALL players from:
Pitt
Penn St
Michigan
Notre Dame
Northwestern
UNC
Alabama— Adam Zagoria (@AdamZagoria) April 23, 2019
College basketball fraud trial took unexpected turn to college football, including Joe Paterno’s Penn State program. Former financial adviser Marty Blazer, testifying for government, said in 2009 he had a NFL player as a client whose father …
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
was a Penn State assistant. Said that assistant asked him to pay a Penn State player’s father $10,000 so player would stay at PSU and not enter NFL Draft. Blazer said he did it …
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
Blazer said the player wound up entering 2009 NFL draft anyway and was No. 11 pick overall. Father repaid the $10,000. Old news but an assistant arranging such a deal would be major violation at a program that took pride in complete NCAA compliance …
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
Blazer also testified that between 2000-2013 he paid football players at Penn State, Pitt, Notre Dame, Michigan, Alabama and North Carolina in hopes he would become their financial advisor …
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
Blazer offered no specifics or names. He was busted for securities fraud and other crimes and became an informant for government that sparked college hoops fraud case. He’ll be back on stand tomorrow.
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
