Pete Golding is staring down a massive blindside accusation that could turn out to be his damning spell, even before he got a chance to coach one whole season at Ole Miss
Dabo Swinney's accusations at Ole Miss put college football on notice, with the program at the center of all the scrutiny.
As soon as Swinney's meida rant went viral, NCAA representative revealed their planned course of action.
Formal investigation launched against Ole Miss
The tampering allegations on Luke Ferrelli's transfer triggered a formal NCAA inquiry, as NCAA Vice President of Enforcement Jon Duncan mentioned in his official statement.
“The NCAA will investigate any credible allegations of tampering and expect full cooperation from all involved as is required by NCAA rules. We will not comment further on any ongoing investigation,” Duncan said, via On3’s Pete Nakos.
If the NCAA confirms the receipts Swinney released on Friday, the Golding and GM Austin Thomas will bew right in the center of the NCAA crosshairs.
"This is a whole other level of tampering," Swinney said of Golding and Ole Miss' communications with former Clemson commit Ferrelli.
"It's total hypocrisy. ... This is a really sad state of affairs. We have a broken system, and if there are no consequences for tampering, then we have no rules and we have no governance."
This alleged scandal now lines up with the likes of Washington QB Demond Williams Jr., who attempted to back out of a contract before returning to the program, and Duke QB Darian Mensah, who is currently being sued by the school for breach of contract as he attempts to transfer after saying he would remain with the Blue Devils.
All the transfer portal cases piling up fails up the pressure on the NCAA to finally drop the hammer and prove that their new revenue-sharing guardrails actually have teeth