SEX, DRUGS, PAYOUTS AND WIDESPREAD ACADEMIC MISCONDUCT. THOSE ARE THE ALLEGATIONS MADE IN A SPORTS ILLUSTRATED INVESTIGATION.. FOCUSING ON THE OKLAHOMA STATE FOOTBALL PROGRAM FROM 2001 TO 20-10. IT'S A PROGRAM LSU HEAD COACH LES MILES BEFORE COMING TO LSU. LES MILES SAYS HE HAD NO KNOWLEDGE OF OR INVOLVEMENT IN WHAT HE CALLS "ANY IMPROPRIETIES" THAT TOOK PLACE WITHIN THAT FOOTBALL PROGRAM. WDSU REPORTER ANDY CUNNINGHAM IN BATON ROUGE WITH REACTION. AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE YOU DON'T HAVE TO GO FAR ON THE CAMPUS OF THIS FOOTBALL POWERHOUSE.. TO FIND PEOPLE TALKING ABOUT THIS EXPLOSIVE NEW SERIES BY SPORTS ILLUSTRATED. STUDENTS ON THE CAMPUS OF LSU...ARE QUICKLY LEARNING ABOUT THE FIVE PART SPORTS ILLUSTRATED SERIES... LOOKING INTO ALLEGATIONS SURROUNDING THE OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL PROGRAM, AT A TIME WHEN LSU'S HEAD COACH LES MILES SERVED AS THE COWBOY'S HEAD COACH...FROM 2001 UNTIL 2004. ON SATURDAY, FOLLOWING THE TIGERS WIN OVER THE UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM... MILES DENIED KNOWLEDGE OF ACCUSATIONS FORMER COACHES AND BOOSTERS AT OKLAHOMA STATE PAID CERTAIN PLAYERS AS A WAY OF REWARDING GOOD PERFORMANCE ON THE FIELD. AND CLAIMS SOME PLAYERS WERE GIVEN BETTER GRADES TO MAINTAIN ELIGIBILITY ...TO INCONSISTENT ENFORCEMENT ON THE ISSUE OF DRUG USE. Matt Callia/LSU STUDENT: I've been reading a little bit about it online. I think it's a little bit ridiculous that it's kind of happening right now considering it was over 10 years ago... ANDY: AND WE WILL HAVE MUCH MORE FROM THE CAMPUS OF LSU COMING UP ON WDSU NEWS AT 5 O'CLOCK ... FOR NOW...REPORTING ON YOUR SIDE FROM BR ... IM ANDY CUNNINGHAM WDSU NEWS.. WE CONTINUE OUR COVERAGE OF THE FALLOUT FROM THIS ARTICLE.. WITH SPORTS ANCHOR FLETCHER MACKEL .. AND RIGHT NOW ON WDSU DOT COM YOU CAN FIND A LINK TO THE "THE DIRTY GAME". IT'S THE PEAK OF HURRICANE
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