Will Wade Seeks Reinstatement as Both Sides of LSU Investigation Dig in for Battle

Posted Mar 14, 2019
A day after LSU administrators issued an ultimatum to their suspended basketball coach, Will Wade requested reinstatement, calling the school’s decision “inappropriate.” Wade advised LSU officials Thursday that he’d like to return to work despite declining to cooperate in an internal investigation into taped conversations with recruiting middleman Christian Dawkins. (Sports Illustrated)

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