When a federal jury on Wednesday convicted three men on fraud charges for paying the families of high school players to attend Adidas-affiliated universities, the schools themselves were cast as innocent victims. It remains to be seen whether the NCAA will see it the same way. College sports’ governing body could decide that school officials or players are guilty of violating NCAA rules by accepting, facilitating or knowing about the payments mentioned in the trial. A change in NCAA procedures, in response to the federal indictments...

Source: Wall Street Journal October 25, 2018 16:52 UTC