Report: Will Wade linked to payments to 11 recruits

Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty ImagesAccording to reports by ESPN’s Mark Schlabach, the NCAA claims men’s basketball coach Will Wade either arranged or offered impermissible benefits to “at least 11” recruits or people surrounding them.

Per The Advocate’s Brooks Kubena, the investigation into Wade may find its way to the hands of the Independent Accountability Resolution Process, an independent group tasked with handling complex NCAA matters. LSU still has not received any notice of allegations from the NCAA.

Two different NCAA groups recommended the IARP get involved, largely stemming from Wade’s lack of cooperation with the investigation. The NCAA requested Wade’s phone picture records in…