Did N.C. State commit a recruiting violation?

Posted Sep 14, 2015
N.C. State made a big splash in the recruiting world earlier this month by landing a commitment from five-star point guard Dennis Smith Jr. Before Smith pledged to the Wolfpack, however, head coach Mark Gottfried and assistant coach Orlando Early visited the future All-American by taking a helicopter to Trinity Christian High School. The grand recruiting gesture by Gottfried was unique enough that the school alerted local media of what was about to happen and some went to the school to document Gottfried’s arrival. There’s only one problem with the media coming to see Gottfried’s helicopter arrival: it’s a minor NCAA violation. (NBC Sports)

Related: Other News

Stanford's Tara VanDerveer on retirement: 'Just felt I'm ready'
For Tara VanDerveer, it all came together after a season in which she didn't necessarily know it would be her last but checked plenty of...
Tue Apr 23, 2024

How the new College Football Playoff format came to be and what it means for the sport's future
After the Pac-12’s collapse, the swelling of other leagues and increasing pressures of athlete revenue sharing, the sport’s two juggernaut conferences negotiated a one-sided deal,...
Tue Apr 23, 2024

Miami Hurricanes football coach Mario Cristobal got paid record amount in 2022
The University of Miami (Fla.) paid football coach Mario Cristobal $22.7 million in 2022, including $7.7 million in base pay and $14.9 million in “other...
Mon Apr 22, 2024

College basketball coaching changes tracker 2024
While the 2021, 2022 and 2023 carousel tours were plenty noisy/historic in their own rights (reminder: UNC, Duke, Villanova, Arizona, Louisville, Indiana, Marquette, Maryland, Texas...
Sun Apr 21, 2024