Eric Leak Excommunicated

by Akula Wolf on Nov 29, 2011 10:32 PM EST

Former NC State football player Eric Leak was the man responsible for the illegal gifts given to Calvin Leslie (and Tracy Smith). In a wonderfully-timed Happy Thanksgiving of a goodbye, NC State disassociated itself from Leak:

The letter, which was sent Nov. 23 and signed by athletic director Debbie Yow, bars Leak from any contact with current or future N.C. State athletes and from the school’s athletic facilities, specifically for basketball and football.

[snip]

Leak, 34, is also not allowed to rent a suite at the RBC Center or Carter-Finley Stadium through his Dunn-based business, E Squared Community Services. The disassociation is effective for 10 years, according to the letter.

"That’s a little harsh, but I understand," Leak said in an interview Tuesday.

It is harsh, and unfortunate. The whole thing is unfortunate, but Yow and the athletic department are playing it safe, and it's hard to take issue with that. It's just a shame that this had to happen to an alum for something that's just not a big deal.

I'm not sure I understand this part, though:

Reached Tuesday, Leak apologized for getting Leslie suspended but said he has not read the disassociation letter. Leak confirmed the allegations cited in the letter when a reporter read them to him in a phone interview.

According to the letter, Leak lent Leslie a vehicle in 2011 and paid for the application fee for an apartment rental for a half-brother of Leslie’s. Leak said he allowed Leslie to use his car after Leslie got into a car accident, which occurred on May 25, according to a Raleigh police department accident report.

The NCAA estimated the value of the car that Leslie borrowed, had it been rented, to be $150. Leak said the car that Leslie borrowed was registered under the name of his wife Emily Leak. She is also addressed at the top of the disassociation letter, but Leak said his wife "has absolutely nothing to do with any of this."

Leak disputed the fact that he paid for the apartment application fee for Kevin Leslie, C.J. Leslie’s half-brother.

(Emphasis mine.)

Tweet Comment 10 comments | 0 recs |

Do you like this story?

Comments

so leak is our nevin shapiro (sp?)

We suck at scandals

by PackMentality on Nov 29, 2011 10:56 PM EST via mobile reply actions

so what if i am friends with a player

and buy him/her a burger at mickey d ’s. x-communicated?

what about boy/girl friends. can a person buy his significant other student athelete a gift or dinner?

NO! x-communicated.

but i do understand because once the door is open it could get real wide.

i have noted tarheels now calling State cheaters over this minor incident. again, open any door.

and what about Roy: Asked about his radio comments, Williams on Tuesday cited a North Carolina vs. N.C. State game – probably in 2002 at the Smith Center – when lots of Wolfpack fans found tickets and made as much noise as the Tar Heels home crowd in a Wolfpack win.

“… if I’d had a BB gun, five million red shirts would have had a burned rear end. Because I just don’t like those kinds of things …,” Williams said. from an article in the News and Observer

So. can Gott shoot all those blue shirted fans who show up at the RBC center for a UNC/State game?

by sbas2 on Nov 30, 2011 5:31 AM EST reply actions

and there are so many of them-some with high donor seats.

by sbas2 on Nov 30, 2011 5:37 AM EST up reply actions

If you're in the WPC...

… then no, you can’t buy him a burger. Or buy his significant other a gift or dinner.

If you’re not a booster, then you’re clear.

At least that’s my understanding.

And Roy is a giant, flaming ass-munch of an elitist, spoiled hypocrite. Just have one last dizzy spell & retire, bitch.

by wolfonthehill on Nov 30, 2011 5:39 AM EST up reply actions

Contradiction

Maybe “confirming the allegations” means, “agreeing that what the reporter thinks Leak is accused of really is what Leak is accused of” not, “agreeing that what the reporter thinks Leak is accused of really is what Leak did.” There’s not necessarily a contradiction just based on what you highlighted.

by ZWlf on Nov 30, 2011 7:56 AM EST reply actions