It is for sure a fair question. Yes I hope we get ALL the facts too and I don’t know how source of money is not contained in report.
Do you know for a fact that any of it was outside cash from donors and not doctored books from within? That has been my ASSUMPTION to explain the number of staffers cut loose. I doubt our significant boosters would be stupid enough to risk credibility on Pruitt and his plans. Could be wrong I know.
No one knows anything for certain or those who do won't admit it here, but money has been passing to players for a long, long time.
That Pruitt and staff seem to have been sloppy and loose with the payouts seems obvious but I'd be really surprised if significant University funds were involved because accountants would (or should) notice lots of money vanishing. Certainly Pruitt isn't bright enough to know money tricks that would fool any competent CPA. I think we can agree there.
I assume it was donor money, if not all.... mostly, slushed to the football program (hopefully the NCAA finds issues only in the football program) and the coaches decided who got what.
Again, it's not like "OMG!!!! This has never happened before!!!" It has happened, is happening, and will continue to happen (lessened, but not completely eliminated, by NIL deals) if we're going to recruit elite players in all sports.
That's my issue with folks acting like the players that took money are any different than lots of VFLs. It's part of the game and Pruitt sucked at LOTS of parts of the game, but it's not the player's fault for doing what players have been doing for decades.