will lyles

One of the biggest college football games of the 2011 season will take place this Saturday in Arlington, as the 3rd ranked Oregon Ducks take on the 4th ranked LSU Tigers. One man who will not be in attendance but certainly will be discussed is infamous college scout Will Lyles.

Oregon Ducks head coach Chip Kelly met with the press yesterday at PAC-12 media day. Knowing that he would be asked about the current NCAA investigation into the Ducks program, Kelly opened by telling the media he would not answer any questions about the probe. Needless to say, the media members still peppered him with questions about Will Lyles.

ESPN's "Outside The Lines" had a story on LSU's purchase of recruiting videos from infamous talent scount Will Lyles. The investigation by OTL found the videos of some recruits that were outdated, containing highlights of players already playing Division I football somewhere other than LSU.

Will Lyles, who runs a national scouting service, has been dubbed a street agent, a notorious runner of players, a disgrace, and a poster child for what's wrong with college football today. Ever since a Yahoo! sports report that documented the Chip Kelly's payments to Lyles, his service is dead, along with his image. But is he truly a villain? Or a misunderstood victim?

Former LSU All-American Patrick Peterson has released a statement denying any association with trainer Will Lyles. This comes on the heels of a former Texas A&M coach claiming Lyles asked for $80,000 to secure Peterson's recruitment to the Aggies.