Lawyer: Escort, NCAA to meet next week

Powell’s lawyer, Larry Wilder, says she plans to talk to NCAA officials next week.

Her book, “Breaking Cardinals Rules”, makes damning claims against Louisville with claims that former staff member Andre McGee organized paid sex parties for players and recruits.

While the NCAA can use media interviews and other comments, direct communication with Powell figures to be a major aspect of NCAA investigators building a case against U of L’s program.

This comes after five women joined a lawsuit filed against Powell on November 10. McGee has denied the allegations. She said the women had sex with the athletes for money, and claimed she pocketed at least $10,000 for providing the escorts from 2010-14.

Powell previously said she wouldn’t cooperate with the NCAA unless she got something in return.

“Our policy is not to comment on potential, pending or current investigations”, an NCAA spokesperson told ESPN.com.

Powell and company have said since the start that they have loads of evidence that isn’t included in the book. Through her attorney, Powell declined to name the woman.

On the heels of the book’s publication, ESPN reported that a few past players and recruits admitted that they were treated to such parties with one even saying that being recruited to Louisville was “like I was in a strip club”.

Katina Powell will soon talk with the NCAA regarding accusations that prostitutes had sex with U of L players and recruits. Powell said McGee forked over thousands of dollars in exchange for the women’s stripping and prostitution services. He was placed on paid leave when Powell’s allegations were made public, then resigned last month.

The woman at the center of the sex scandal involving the University of Louisville is expected to meet with NCAA investigators.

John Barr is an investigative reporter with ESPN’s Enterprise Unit.