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LSU hit with major sanctions for recruiting violations, Will Wade suspended

  • LSU's football and men's basketball teams received three years of probation from the NCAA along with scholarship reductions and recruiting restrictions.
  • Former LSU men's basketball coach Will Wade was given a two-year show-cause penalty and suspended for 10 games.
  • Investigations found Wade committed violations including failing to report potential issues,paying an ex-player's fiancee, and not cooperating with the NCAA.
  • LSU had self-imposed some penalties but the NCAA added additional years of probation and consequences.
  • Wade was fired as LSU's coach in March and now coaches at McNeese State but can't recruit off-campus for two years.
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