Report: LSU Coach Will Wade's Recruiting Tactics Being Examined by NCAA

The NCAA is currently looking into the recruiting practices of LSU head coach Will Wade, according to Pete Thamel of Yahoo Sports.

Members of the NCAA enforcement staff have been probing about the coach for the past six months, although the group is reportedly in the "exploratory and information-gathering stages" of the investigation.

Wade is in his first year with LSU after spending the previous two seasons with VCU.

The 35-year-old began his head coaching career at the Division I level in 2013-14 with Chattanooga and in his fifth season is already at a major conference program.

Although LSU is just 16-12 this season, the school has done extremely well in recruiting, both before and after Wade joined the program.

According to 247Sports' composite rankings, the Tigers had the No. 17 class in 2017 and already have the No. 3 class in 2018. The team has commitments from two 5-stars for next season, including Nazreon Reid from New Jersey and Emmitt Williams from Florida.

The NCAA reportedly has not found hard evidence of Wade's tactics, while LSU athletic director Joe Alleva explained that the school has not been notified of any recruiting missteps.

This news comes amid multiple scandals involving possible recruiting violations across college basketball. Mark Schlabach of ESPN.com reported Arizona coach Sean Miller was caught on tape discussing payments for Deandre Ayton. Thamel and Pat Forde of Yahoo Sports reported recent widespread funding of current and former players from the agency ASM Sports.

As Thamel noted, the NCAA's investigation of Wade is likely unrelated to these prior reports.