John Blake’s World Could Come Crashing Down

Posted Sep 7, 2010
John Blake is one of the best at recruiting student-athletes to play for his program and then getting them prepared for the NFL. But if he has been taking his players to Gary Wichard, and even possibly receiving kickbacks for the referrals, he could be in major trouble. I am told that Blake might have used throw-away cell phones in addition to his normal methods of communication during his time coaching at UNC. (Sports Agent Blog)

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