Former North Carolina State head coach Mark Gottfried has become the first head coach directly linked to the FBI's probe into bribery and corruption in college basketball.
Per ESPN.com's Mark Schlabach, Gottfried was named by the attorney for former NC State assistant coach Orlando Early for having given Early envelopes containing what was believed to be cash on two different occasions "to deliver to star guard Dennis Smith Jr.'s trainer to ensure he signed with the Wolfpack in 2015."
This article will be updated to provide more information on this story as it becomes available.