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- ↑ Feinstein, John (December 16, 2016). "With 'Wakey|Leaks,' Louisville tries to sweep scandal under the rug — again". The Washington Post . Retrieved December 21, 2023.
- ↑ Hale, David M. (October 24, 2017). "Fallout from 'Wakeyleaks' still being felt across college football". ESPN . Winston-Salem, North Carolina. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
college football's most bizarre scandal in recent memory, in which Wake Forest's radio broadcaster — a former assistant coach — was secretly passing along insider information to the opposition
- ↑ Feldman, Bruce; Fortuna, Matt; Jenks, Jayson (July 12, 2022). "Inside 'WakeyLeaks,' the scandal that should have rocked college football". The Athletic . Retrieved November 9, 2023.
But as it turned out, the smallest Power 5 school in the country had played with one arm tied behind its back, in a scandal that came to be known as 'WakeyLeaks.'
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