Spokesman DeWayne Peevy just called to say he will be releasing a statement later Saturday afternoon that gives the University of Kentucky’s reaction to the New York Times story about basketball player Eric Bledsoe.
The Times reported that the NCAA is investigating Bledsoe’s background in Birmingham, Ala. That investigation includes questions about Bledsoe’s academic transcript and into the contention that Bledsoe’s high school coach, Maurice Ford, paid the rent for the UK player and his mother.
Jerry Tipton of the Lexington Herald- Leader has covered Kentucky basketball since the 1981-82 season. That time includes five coaches, five Final Fours, four athletic directors, two interim athletic directors and many memories. Before coming to Lexington, Tipton worked eight years for the Huntington (W.Va.) Herald-Dispatch. He covered Marshall’s basketball team for two seasons before coming to the Herald-Leader.
