NC State Investigating Potential Legal Claims Against LSU Over Will Wade Exit

N.C. State is probing whether LSU improperly induced Will Wade to leave after one season to return to LSU, potentially breaching his NC State contract.
The dispute centers on the buyout: Wade’s buyout was $5M but would drop to $3M after April 1; the schools agreed to a $4M payment, which NC State received May 8.
NC State says the $4M only settles Wade’s personal obligation and is investigating whether LSU manipulated timing to lower the payout — including possible violations of North Carolina law.