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Louisville Hasn’t Escaped the Wrath of the NCAA Yet

Louisville athletic director Tom Jurich admitted today that the school’s men’s basketball program is still waiting on an NCAA investigation following allegations made by escort Katina Powell.

Powell claimed that Louisville players and recruits were given escorts during parties in the men’s basketball dorm.

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In a radio interview Wednesday with Louisville station WKRD 790-AM, Jurich said he doesn’t know any more about the NCAA’s investigation of Katina Powell’s allegations in “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen.” Several investigations are ongoing, but the school last winter self-imposed sanctions including a postseason ban after its investigation determined that a violation occurred.

Jurich says whatever the NCAA decides and when, “We’re going to deal with it up front like we always have. We’ll take our punishment, we’ll move on and we’ll get better from it.”

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