A crime ring travels around the nation, inviting athletes to parties where there’s gambling. The plan is to put the student-athletes in debt and compromise them for future exploitation.
The plot sounds like a Hollywood script. But at least one college official believes it’s happening in real life, part of a season pockmarked by suspicious bets on several low-profile schools across the country that suggest compromised competition.
“What we found out is they’re going into towns, throwing parties and having events, getting guys to come,” said Chris Grant, the commissioner of the Southland Conference. “And when they come to these parties, they get [players] to…
