Kansas athletic director Jeff Long further explained the NCAA reinstatement process of KU forward Silvio De Sousa on Saturday, saying the NCAA required certain stipulations before it would even consider KU’s request.
Long spoke during an impromptu press conference less than a half-hour before KU’s home game against Texas Tech. This was the day after the NCAA announced De Sousa would be suspended this season and next “because his guardian received payment from a university booster and agent and agreed to receive additional funds from the same person.”
“I have been involved in college athletics for many years and at many institutions.