A video wiretap from July 2017 of
Clemson basketball assistant coach Steve Smith that was primarily focused on the recruitment of former
Duke hoops star Zion Williamson took a turn and mentioned the Clemson football program.
According to CBS Sports' Matt Norlander, Smith mentioned Clemson's recruiting methods to defendant Christian Dawkins and an undercover FBI agent.
"That's why football is so successful, is if you do it and use resources at Clemson, like you can really keep everything tight," Smith said in the video.
"It's a small college town," he later said. "You can come to a game one night, after the game, you see a dude out there in a nice looking suit, you like, 'wait a minute now.'"
Marty Blazer, a financial advisor out of Pittsburgh, testified: "I understood that to mean boosters would give certain things."
Clemson released a statement on the matter shortly after.
"We are aware of the developments in federal court today involving one of our men's basketball assistant coaches. We take this matter seriously and will immediately conduct a review."
