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Christian Dawkins on Wiretap: Rick Pitino Doesn't Know What Occurs at His School

Evidence presented at the college basketball corruption trial may have provided vindication for former Louisville coach Rick Pitino.

Prosecutors played 2017 wiretaps in which Christian Dawkins—a former sports agent who worked with Adidas executives to set up pay-for-play agreements for high school players—said Pitino was unaware of what was happening at Louisville.

"Rick Pitino may be the only person who doesn't know what's going on. Rick has no clue what's going on at his school. Most of the bigger guys, they know," Dawkins said on the FBI video.

Louisville fired Pitino for cause in 2017 when he was named in an FBI investigation into college basketball fraud and corruption.