Dye’s Attorney: Give Auburn Tapes to NCAA
An attorney for Auburn Coach Pat Dye, Sam Franklin, Tuesday accused a former player and his attorney of creating a “media mirage” by releasing portions of secretly recorded tapes. He called on them to release all the tapes to the NCAA.
But the attorney for former defensive back Eric Ramsey said the school should not be so eager for all the tapes to be released.
“To be fair to Auburn, there are some subjects, particularly one that I’m aware of, that are so explosive, I won’t even make it public,” said Donald Watkins, Ramsey’s attorney, who already has released two batches of tapes to the Birmingham News. Those tapes allegedly indicate that Ramsey received illegal payments from an Auburn booster and assistant coaches.
Watkins said he will release a final batch of tapes that contain conversations between Dye and Ramsey within two weeks.
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