— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
The obvious implication of who the Penn State assistant was is not good news for an OSU program trying to distance itself from controversy. Obviously at this point it’s just an allegation, however I’m sure the NCAA will want to discuss this.
UPDATE:
In an unexpected twist, college football (included JoePa's Penn State) gets dragged into college hoops trial allegations, complete with Larry Johnson Sr. denial ... https://t.co/efkjrBiTOo
— Dan Wetzel (@DanWetzel) April 23, 2019
Reached by Yahoo Sports on Tuesday, Johnson Sr. adamantly denied Blazer's assertions.
"That is not accurate at all," Johnson said. "That is absolutely false. I would never, ever ask anybody to do that. That is not me."
Johnson said he was dumbfounded by the allegation, which even if true would have occurred over a decade ago and never had come up.
"Why is it that something like that comes out and nobody says anything to me?” Johnson Sr. said. “This is the first call I've gotten. All of a sudden this Marty Blazer guy can just say whatever he wants? That is absolutely amazing. Wow."
Hopefully, that’s that. Just thought it was interesting, because ya know - offseason. This federal courtroom drama certainly is dragging many people from different schools into controversy.
