Thinking about a few things here. Is this the next shoe to drop in athletics?
What do typical communications look between a college admissions office, and the athletics dept look like? Obviously the admissions office has an interest in vetting out students by merit. What happens when the athletics dept needs to "let someone in". How awkward and nefarious are those communications, and questionably what channel is used there?
If the interest of the Admissions office is maintaining integrity through the admissions process, how is the athletics dept able to have any say?