LSU reinstates head coach Will Wade after meeting with school and NCAA officials

Posted Apr 14, 2019
LSU has reinstated men's basketball coach Will Wade, who had been suspended since early March, after he met with LSU and NCAA officials on Friday. Wade was suspended over an alleged "offer" he made to a recruit that was caught on a wiretap in a conversation with Christian Dawkins, who will serve jail time for his role in the college basketball corruption scandal. (CBS Sports)

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