Recruits’ inner circles not Kentucky’s problem — they’re everybody’s

Nerlens Noel
Nerlens Noel

Earlier this week, the New York Times reported that the NCAA was looking into Nerlens Noel, the No. 1 recruit in the class of 2012 and a Kentucky signee. The paper said the NCAA was “inquiring” about Noel’s relationship with various people in his circle.  There was a lot of smoke, certainly. Fingers started pointing at John Calipari and Kentucky once again, with people over-exaggerating and saying that only Calipari seems to recruit “these kinds” of kids.  Well, here’s the thing: Nearly every high-profile recruit could fit into that category.

 

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