Coming up on today’s show:
Yesterday, the Justice Department issued a dramatic round of indictments to the college basketball world. In total, ten people were indicted on charges of fraud and corruption, including four assistant basketball coaches and the head of sports marketing at Adidas. Fran Fraschilla, ESPN’s college basketball analyst and a former head coach for St. John’s University and the University of New Mexico, joins The Takeaway to explain the recent scandal, and how it fits into the NCAA’s larger legacy of corruption.
This episode is hosted by Todd Zwillich.
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