BATON ROUGE, La. - LSU athletic director Joe Alleva says the school is investigating possible NCAA violations involving its football team.
Alleva confirmed in an e-mail that the investigation primarily involves an assistant coach and a current student-athlete who has not played in a football game this season. Alleva says the Southeastern Conference has been made aware of the probe. He did not provide any further details.
Herb Vincent, associate vice chancellor for university relations, declined comment on the nature and extent of the possible violations.
The Advocate in Baton Rouge first reported the story Monday night.
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