New revelations expand LSU’s NCAA issues

Posted Jun 23, 2019
The NCAA scrutiny of LSU has expanded to include the football program, as the school confirmed. An LSU booster named John Paul Funes, who pleaded guilty to stealing more than a half-million dollars from a foundation where he worked as a fundraiser, paid $180,000 to a man that Yahoo Sports confirmed is the father of former Tigers star lineman Vadal Alexander. (Yahoo! Sports)

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