VA Tech probing tampering claim by NC Central

At a media lawsuit Friday, North Carolina Central manager Trei Oliver was asked astir the astir ridiculous moments he's faced successful coaching, and his effect acceptable disconnected alarms crossed the authorities of Virginia.

Oliver said helium recovered a Virginia Tech adjunct manager connected the sideline for 1 of North Carolina Central's games past year, and suggested the manager was determination to lure his prima moving back, J'Mari Taylor, into the transportation portal.

"Virginia Tech was really connected my sideline recruiting our moving back," Oliver told reporters, according to WRAL News. "That was beauteous bold. I couldn't judge it."

Oliver didn't sanction the moving back, but helium said the subordinate aboriginal transferred to the University of Virginia. Taylor was a first-team all-conference subordinate who is present connected Virginia's roster.

Oliver said helium needed adjunct coaches to calm him down connected the sideline, noting respective told him, "he's conscionable down present visiting.'"

"But I knew what it was," Oliver said.

Virginia Tech released a connection Saturday saying this was the archetypal clip the contented had been raised and that the schoolhouse would investigate.

"This is the archetypal clip the contented has been brought to our attention, and nary interest has antecedently been shared with america done immoderate ceremonial channel," the connection read. "Virginia Tech takes each NCAA rules earnestly and is committed to conducting our programme with integrity. We are reviewing the substance internally and volition code immoderate findings appropriately."

Taylor, a postgraduate transfer, volition beryllium portion of the Virginia backfield rotation this season, and Oliver said he'll beryllium rooting for his erstwhile subordinate astatine his caller schoolhouse -- peculiarly erstwhile the Cavaliers play Virginia Tech connected Nov. 29.

"Thank God helium went to UVA," Oliver said, "and UVA is going to bushed the fume retired of them different folks."