There were text messages and phone calls that indicated Self knew, and then there turned out to be text messages from Self himself. It wasn’t a good look, but here we are on the eve of the 2018-2019 college basketball season and every head coach mentioned in the FBI scandal is still coaching their team sans Rick Pitino. Tough break, Rick.
Plenty of national media members are enamored with Self because he picks up their $22.54 Hooters tabs after Peach Jam every July, but wings be damned, Wetzel isn’t playing any games. He went after Self and criticized the hypocrisy of players sitting out while condemned coaches play dumb and remain coaching.