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FBI subpoena requested documents related to NC State's Dennis Smith Jr. | News & Observer

North Carolina State University has released the grand jury subpoena requesting any documents related to the recruitment and enrollment of former basketball player Dennis Smith.

The United States District Court in New York issued a grand jury subpoena to N.C. State University on Jan. 17 for the FBI's investigation into alleged payoffs involving college basketball recruits, agents, coaches and an apparel company seeks information on former guard Dennis Smith Jr., former Coach Mark Gottfried and members of his staff.

N.C. State released the subpoena Friday after The News & Observer made a public records request on Monday that pointed out the university had not cited a state or federal law that would prohibit the subpoena's release.