Editorial

LSU Fires Basketball Coach Will Wade

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BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA - FEBRUARY 01: Head coach Will Wade of the LSU Tigers calls a time out during the second half against the Mississippi Rebels at Pete Maravich Assembly Center on February 01, 2022 in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

(Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images)

David Hookstead Sports And Entertainment Editor
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LSU has fired basketball coach Will Wade.

The Tigers announced Saturday that Wade was fired after allegedly committing multiple major NCAA infractions, including infractions involving recruiting, according to ESPN. (RELATED: David Hookstead Is The True King In The North When It Comes To College Football)

“Today, we informed Will Wade that he has been terminated for cause, pursuant to the provisions of his amended employment agreement as the Men’s Basketball Head Coach at LSU. Bill Armstrong has also been terminated as Associate Head Coach,” university president William F. Tate IV and AD Scott Woodward said in a joint statement.

They further stated, “Notably, our decision to terminate Coach Wade and Coach Armstrong is not an acknowledgement of agreement with any of the allegations. The University will determine its positions on the allegations after an exhaustive and objective examination of the relevant facts and applicable NCAA regulations.”

It’s also worth noted that LSU is currently projected as a five seed in the NCAA Tournament. Will Wade was fired literally the day before the Tigers will learn their fate.

That’s how you know things are bad. The Tigers didn’t even wait until the end of the season. They showed him the exit door at the most important time of the year.

The program also fired Wade for cause, which means the school will argue it doesn’t owe Wade another dime. You can bet like hell that will turn into a fight.

As we all know, there’s never any down time in the world of college basketball. It’s pure anarchy around the clock.