LSU paid $6,000 in December for football scouting services from Will Lyles, according to a Fox Sports report Monday. Lyles is known for guiding recruits to certain schools and has been scrutinized by the NCAA for his relationship with Oregon players, including the recruitment of highly-touted running back Lache Seastrunk. LSU senior associate athletic director Herb Vincent said Monday the Tigers paid Complete Scouting Services, one of Lyles’ businesses, according to the report. Associate athletic director and sports information director Michael Bonnette said the Tigers no longer use the scouting site. Two NCAA investigators reportedly interviewed linebacker Trevon Randle about his contact with Lyles. The report states Randle told FOXSports.com in January that he and his father met Lyles in January 2010 at the U.S. Army All-American Combine in San Antonio. Bylaw 13 prohibits boosters from directing a recruit to a school. If Lyles helped recruit a player to LSU, the NCAA would consider him a booster and any payment to him would be a violation, according to the report. Oregon reportedly released an invoice for which it paid $25,000 to Complete Scouting Services in March 2010 for a “2011 National Package.” Oregon maintains it has done nothing wrong, and the transaction was legal under NCAA rules. —-
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Report: LSU paid $6,000 for recruiting service
March 13, 2011