Arizona Pres. Thinks Sean Miller Would Have Been Indicted If FBI Had Evidence

University of Arizona president Robert C. Robbins publicly supported Arizona Wildcats head basketball coach Sean Miller in the wake of allegations Miller discussed a $100,000 payment related to freshman center Deandre Ayton's commitment to the school. 

"I believe that if the FBI had evidence that Coach Miller had done anything, that you would have seen him indicted," Robbins said Thursday, per Caitlin Schmidt of the Arizona Daily Star.

ESPN's Mark Schlabach reported the FBI had wiretaps of Miller discussing a payment for Ayton's commitment with Christian Dawkins, assistant to ASM Sports agent Andy Miller.

According to Schmidt, Robbins didn't deny the possibility of Miller being on an FBI wiretap:

Robbins added the university is behind both Miller and Ayton:

Robbins also said he doesn't believe Miller violated any laws or NCAA guidelines, per Schmidt, and that he expects Miller to coach Thursday's game against the Stanford Cardinal and remain on the sideline for the rest of the season. Miller didn't coach Arizona in the Wildcats' 98-93 loss to the Oregon Ducks last Saturday.

A Monday report from 247Sports' Evan Daniels, Brian Snow and Josh Gershon disputed the timeline in ESPN's reporting about the wiretaps, as did a Sports Illustrated report Thursday.

ESPN issued a pair of corrections, first reporting last Sunday the call between Dawkins and Miller about Ayton's recruitment occurred in 2016. However, the network followed up Thursday to confirm its initial report of the call happening in 2017.

According to 247Sports, the FBI's wiretaps had been limited to calls between June 19, 2017, and Sept. 25, 2017. By that time, Ayton was already a member of the Wildcats, signing with the school in November 2016.