LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) – The NCAA has talked with Ohio State freshman JaQuan Lyle, whose recruitment by Louisville is mentioned in a book by an escort alleging that strippers danced and had sex with Cardinals players and prospects.
OSU spokesman Dan Wallenberg confirmed via email that Lyle met Tuesday with the NCAA, as first reported Wednesday by Yahoo Sports. The email did not mention Louisville, but noted there were no issues at Ohio State.
Former Cardinals forward Chane Behanan didn’t have must to say Wednesday about allegations in Katina Powell’s book, “Breaking Cardinal Rules: Basketball and the Escort Queen,” that he participated in shows paid for by former basketball staffer Andre McGee.
Behanan says, “all I know is what I’ve heard” in the book, in which he is pictured with Powell.
Late last week, Louisville officials said the school had launched an investigation into allegations that former Cardinals staffer Andre McGee paid an escort service to provide sex for recruits. The allegations by Katina Powell are in an upcoming book from a publishing arm of the Indianapolis Business Journal.
Some details of the book were published Friday on the Journal’s web site and said that McGee hired Powell to provide strippers and prostitutes for recruits and some of their fathers during a four-year period.
Louisville said it learned of the allegations in August and immediately notified the NCAA. Athletic director Tom Jurich said the school wants to get to the bottom of the situation.
McGee left Louisville in 2014 to become an assistant at Missouri-Kansas City. UMKC placed McGee on paid leave on Friday and said it was taking the allegations seriously.