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Opinion: Leaving a Tattered Legacy

University of Louisville basketball is in the news yet again for another scandal, and this time around it resulted in the firing of head coach Rick Pitino. His Legacy may now be in question when it is all said and done.

The FBI recently discovered through an on going investigation that many of the nation’s top basketball programs have been involved in corruption, bribery and wire fraud.

This isn’t anything new — it has been rumored for years that top basketball prospects get paid to go to the top schools. It is something fans have never wanted to believe, but the thought has lingered in the minds of many college basketball fans.