Virginia Tech football launches investigation into North Carolina Central coach's tampering claim
North Carolina Central football coach Trei Oliver spoke out about a memorable situation he experienced during his time patrolling a college football sideline Oliver stated last season he discovered a Viriginia Tech Hokies assistant football coach attempting to recruit one of his star players from the sideline The Eagles coach suggested the assistant's alleged unauthorized in-game recruiting was part of an effort to convince a running back to enter the transfer portal CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COM Virginia Tech was truly on my sideline recruiting our running back Oliver explained reporters according to WRAL News That was pretty bold I couldn't believe it While Oliver stopped short of naming the athlete he did note the running back he was referencing eventually transferred to Virginia NICK SABAN ALL BUT SHUTS DOWN RUMORS OF HIS RETURN TO COACHING 'I ENJOY WHAT I AM DOING'Running back J'Mari Taylor who earned first-team All-MEAC honors during his standout tenure at NCCU is listed on UVA's roster The NCCU coach also hinted that he was aware of the assistant coach's motives at the time I knew what it was Oliver commented Shortly after Oliver raised the accusations Virginia Tech circulated a comment saying it was not previously aware of the issue but stood ready to launch an study into the suggests This is the first time the issue has been brought to our attention and no concern has previously been shared with us through any formal channel the club announced Virginia Tech takes all NCAA rules seriously and is committed to conducting our effort with integrity We are reviewing the matter internally and will address any findings appropriately Virginia Tech closes the regular season with a visit to Charlottesville Nov Oliver will be a Cavaliers fan on that day as he roots for his former athlete He even predicted a resounding UVA preeminence Thank God he went to UVA Oliver revealed and UVA is going to beat the smoke out of them other folks Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter
