During the three-week trial in Los Angeles County Superior Court, they had listened to 13 witnesses testify and watched scores of documents displayed on a big-screen television.
But the man at the center of the long-running case linked to the Reggie Bush extra benefits scandal never appeared. They wanted to know why.
McNair served as Bush’s position coach in 2004 and 2005 when he became college football’s top running back. Lake wanted to partner with Bush on a multimillion dollar business deal. Much of the NCAA’s case against USC revolved around the three men.
In a series of interviews with The Times following the trial, Lake said he regretted the mess the scandal created.