Cal State Northridge hired Mark Gottfried despite a cloud of potential NCAA sanctions hanging over his head from his time at NC State, and what seemed like a very stupid idea at that time has indeed turned out to be a very stupid idea.
The Gott man may have run afoul of the NCAA again—at the least, he’s done enough to warrant being placed on administrative leave by CSUN, along with the rest of his staff. That takes some doing, I’d imagine.
“Upon learning of potential rules violations within our men’s basketball program, I directed an immediate review and have placed our men’s basketball coaching staff on paid administrative leave while we complete this internal review.