Arizona coach Sean Miller on Thursday vehemently denied an ESPN report that detailed his alleged involvement in a discussion to pay a potential recruit.
Miller said in his first public comments since the report that he never knowingly violated NCAA rules and said he has never paid a recruit -- "never have, never will."
A source told ESPN's Jeff Goodman that Miller will coach the Wildcats on Thursday night when they face Stanford.
Sources told ESPN's Mark Schlabach last week that FBI wiretaps intercepted phone conversations between Miller and Christian Dawkins, an employee for ASM Sports agent Andy Miller.