N.C. State is investigating potential legal claims against LSU tied to Will Wade leaving the Wolfpack to return to Baton Rouge in his second stint as head coach of the Tigers.

N.C. State vice chancellor and general counsel Allison B. Newhart wrote to LSU counterpart Carlton Jones last week about the matter, a development first reported by WRAL in Raleigh. The letter was later obtained by The Associated Press in a records request.

NC State is refusing to release LSU from potential legal action as the university examines whether LSU violated North Carolina’s Unfair and Deceptive Trade Practices Act.

NC State said it has reason to believe LSU  worked with Wade for the coach to avoid a larger buyout.

This is a developing story.