On the eve of the LSU basketball program achieving its finest accomplishment in a decade, the powers residing over the university, and I use the word “powers” loosely, have wilted under scrutiny from the outside.
In a joint statement issued early Friday afternoon, LSU President F. King Alexander and Athletic Director Joe Alleva suspended head basketball coach Will Wade indefinitely saying the following:
“Recent media reports regarding Coach Will Wade are without question concerning to all of us. As such, we and university officials have taken deliberate and purposeful steps to fairly asses and adequately address this situation.