SI Weekly Presents: The Scandal That Rocked College Basketball

Fall of a Titan

SI True Crime

Sports, True Crime

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🗓️ 17 August 2022

⏱️ 18 minutes

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Hi Fall of a Titan listener! We at SI are excited to share some of the best Sports + True Crime audio stories we have been working on for our podcast, Sports Illustrated Weekly. If you liked Fall of a Titan, we think these stories will be right up your alley. So give it a listen, and if you like what you hear head on over to the SI Weekly feed for more stories like this each and every week. Be sure to follow/subscribe to the show to get new episodes as they come out. Enjoy! Listen to Sports Illustrated Weekly Sports Illustrated senior writer Pat Forde tells us the story of Merl Code, a former sneaker executive who claims the biggest recruits to the biggest programs are all getting paid. We take you inside the scandal that rocked college basketball. Article: Merl Code Peels Back the Curtain on College Basketball’s Bribery Scandal by Pat Forde Special thanks to Sean Sullivan of Yahoo Sports for the Merl Code audio. It originally appeared on the College Football Enquirer podcast. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hey, Fall of a Titan fans, if you're looking for more sports meets true crime stories,
0:08.5	we've got something we think you might like.
0:10.6	My name is John Gonzales, host of Sports Illustrated Weekly.
0:14.4	On our podcast, we go deep into the most fascinating stories in sports like this one we're
0:18.7	about to play.
0:19.7	We'll be dropping some of our favorite true crime stories in this feed coming up, so
0:24.1	if you like what you hear, please subscribe to Sports Illustrated Weekly, available wherever
0:29.0	you listen to your favorite podcasts.
0:30.9	We'll also put a link in the description of this episode.
0:34.1	Thank you, and we hope you enjoy this story.
0:59.0	Whether or not college athletes should be paid, it's already happening.
1:15.0	Moral code was once an employee for both Adidas and Nike, and part of his job was helping
1:20.4	ensure star prospects and their families were financially compensated.
1:24.9	And on that point, code has no regrets.
1:28.1	As while some consider those methods unethical, code maintains it's simply a part of the business.
1:49.6	For his actions, code is looking at nine months in prison.
1:53.3	I discussed his situation with Sports Illustrated Senior Writer Pat Forty, who interviewed
1:57.8	code at length for his podcast, Yahoo's College Football Inquirer.
2:02.4	All right, Pat, let's start with how code ended up getting arrested.
2:06.1	Tell us what happens to code on the morning of September 26th, 2017.
2:11.1	Yeah, so like 6.30 in the morning, and he hears the front door being knocked or doorbell
2:19.0	rang.
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