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Rick Pitino talks allegations, future with Louisville

The Louisville Cardinals men’s basketball program is now being rocked by allegations that former staffer Andre McGree hired escorts to entice recruits to commit to the university, which means that Hall of Fame head coach Rick Pitino is immediately in the crosshairs as speculation mounts about just how aware he was of everything that allegedly happened.

Appearing on a local radio show yesterday, Pitino addressed the allegations to host Terry Meiners, who immediately asked the coach if he thought he needed to resign to save face, especially not being expressly supported in a statement by university president Dr.