Oregon has hired a high-profile law firm and stayed mum as questions mount about the Ducks’ $25,000 payment to a Texas-based recruiting service.
The NCAA is investigating what appears to be an inflated payment for services provided by so-called street agent Willie Lyles of Complete Scouting Services in Houston. At issue is whether Lyles helped steer a highly recruited player to Oregon.
Oregon’s silence will be difficult to maintain as the football season nears and the Ducks will garner increasing attention because of their appearance in the BCS championship game.
How Oregon will build on that success will no doubt take a backseat to the school’s payment to Lyles when coach Chip Kelly faces reporters on July 26 in Los Angeles at the preseason media day for the reconfigured Pac-12.
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