Brian Bowen, the five-star forward whose recruitment led to the firings of University of Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino and athletic director Tom Jurich, has taken a step toward reinstatement.
Attorney Jason Setchen said Thursday that federal authorities have advised Louisville it is now free to investigate and can consider the reinstatement of Bowen because he is clear of "investigative impediments" previously placed by the FBI and the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.
The FBI previously told schools implicated in a pay to play scheme to hold off on their internal investigations while federal authorities completed theirs.