USC officials interviewed De'Anthony Melton on Tuesday for the second time as part of the school's investigation into a college basketball bribery and corruption case, his attorney said, but the sophomore remains sidelined.
Though Melton hasn't been accused of any wrongdoing, USC has held him out of the school's first six games after federal prosecutors alleged a close family friend, David Elliott, accepted $5,000 in exchange for agreeing to steer him to use a specific sports agent and financial advisor.
Melton's attorney, Vicki I. Podberesky, said USC wanted to ask her client about text messages it found in a review of data from his cellphone.