Suspended LSU head coach Will Wade wants to coach in the SEC Tournament.
Wade put out a public statement this morning asking LSU to let him resume his duties as coach:
BREAKING – new statement from #LSU Will Wade @WAFB9Sports pic.twitter.com/Bn3HWuwgZ2
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) March 14, 2019
Meanwhile:
The NCAA is in town and wants #LSU to show institutional control per @RossDellenger. @OTB_ESPN @1045espn
— Jacques Doucet (@JacquesDoucet) March 14, 2019
Wade reportedly canceled a meeting with LSU officials last week when his attorney learned that NCAA representatives would be at the meeting:
Wade’s attorney told the university in a letter on Tuesday that the coach would discuss the allegations after the federal investigation into the NCAA college hoops corruption scandal ends, reports the newspaper.
Athletic director Joe Alleva and other LSU officials reportedly said Wade could return this season if he agrees to a meeting, explains his comments on the wiretaps and denies wrongdoing.
Wade reportedly agreed to talk to Alleva last Thursday, but his attorney canceled the meeting with the athletic director, LSU president F. King Alexander, university officials and NCAA investigators on Friday. The university suspended Wade indefinitely that same day.
Will Wade has now released two statements. Conspicuously absent from either one: “I didn’t do it.”
— Dan Wolken (@DanWolken) March 14, 2019
Here's the absolute 100% truth about today's Will Wade statement
It does nothing to help the situation
It doesn't help his chances at being reinstated
It doesn't help LSU handle any questions posed by NCAA
There were zero benefits to LSU as a program & university in doing it.
— Peter Burns (@PeterBurnsESPN) March 14, 2019
