Kansas Jayhawks Basketball: Despite headlines, Jayhawks are the victim

A new FBI report mentions the Kansas Jayhawks among its list of schools. This has sent media outlets in droves spreading mass amounts of click-bait.

A new report released by the FBI on Tuesday lists the Kansas Jayhawks as victims in an indictment against former Adidas executive James Gatto and others. The report lists the Kansas Jayhawks as one of the teams with players that Gatto had paid with the intent to be hidden from the school and the NCAA.

If you happen to be one of the millions that just read headlines, then you probably believe Kansas is in really big trouble. That just isn’t the case. There isn’t anything wrong with speculating, but to put a thought in someone’s mind from thin air is nothing more than fake news. The report suggests the same.

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"The payments described herein were designed to be concealed, including from the NCAA and officials at the University of Kansas, in order for the scheme to succeed and for the student athletes to receive athletic scholarships from the University of Kansas."

That’s pretty self-explanatory in itself. The Kansas Jayhawks have not been accused of anything. They appear to be one of the victims in this case if anything. Said parents or guardians of said basketball players were told not to mention the payment to anyone at Kansas. The document goes on to read that the payments were made to players with the promise to sign with their apparel company once they entered the NBA.

Headlines like the one from cbssports.com make it sound like Kansas is in deep trouble. “Will it be the FBI-as opposed to Texas or Oklahoma-that ends Kansas’ streak of 14 straight Big 12 titles?”

These types of headlines can be found everywhere you look, and it really is nothing but click-bait and bad reporting. Even those at ESPN have made their stamp on providing “fake” news.

The report actually does the opposite for Kansas, suggesting the staff had no knowledge of payments to players. Goodman later corrected his statement. Either way, fans of rival schools have gotten their enjoyment out of this, as have Indiana fans in their own recruitment of Romeo Langford.

https://twitter.com/ClintTJohnson/status/983833433398022144

This is what happens when people only read headlines. This is what happens when those that give you the news give it with biased undertones. Garry Parrish of CBS is a genius when it comes to getting views, but his take is as wrong as it could possibly be. Read the document here, and see for yourself. Parrish seemed to enjoy this too much.

Fans of the Jayhawks have nothing to worry about as of now. Romeo Langford has nothing to worry about. Kansas cannot be penalized for something they did not do. The headlines should read something along the lines of how much money Kansas will get in a lawsuit against Adidas.

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It’s a disappointing situation, and it’s a shame Kansas is involved. There has been nothing suggesting Kansas is in trouble though. Not yet. It doesn’t appear that it’s even a possibility.