There was talk of “Sneaker Wars” this week in a federal courtroom in New York, but any thought of one prominent school being implicated in the federal trial against three men accused of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud was eliminated quickly.
Prosecutors say former Adidas executive Jim Gatto, former Adidas employee Merl Code and agent runner and Saginaw native Christian Dawkins defrauded schools such as Kansas, Louisville, Miami and N.C. State, all of which are sponsored by Adidas.
Part of the case surrounds the recruitment of Saginaw native and star basketball player Brian Bowen, who considered Michigan State.