Jun 26, 2013 · It was Oregon's relationship with Willie Lyles -- identified in the report as the "recruiting service provider" -- that triggered many of the violations that led to the punishment. Lyles has...

Mar 3, 2011 · Willie Lyles met with NCAA investigators early Tuesday afternoon to further discuss his involvement with the University of Oregon and head coach Chip Kelly, according to reports. Twenty-seven...

Jul 23, 2011 · With Pac-12 Media Days just around the corner, reporters will have plenty of opportunities to ask Oregon coach Chip Kelly a question or 10 about the ongoing NCAA investigation surrounding the program’s ties to Willie Lyles and his Houston-based recruiting company, Complete Scouting Services.

Chip Kelly - A former head coach at Oregon who received an 18-month show-cause in June 2013, by which time he had already left Oregon to become head coach of the NFL's Philadelphia Eagles. Other penalties assessed against Oregon included three lost scholarships, three years of probation, a reduction of Oregon's official paid visits from 56 to ...

Jun 27, 2013 · Chip Kelly met the NCAA announcement that it had banned him from college football for 18 months with characteristic straightforwardness. He didn't make excuses. He didn't blame someone else, even as the NCAA made clear that Kelly had been unaware that his staff had employed Willie Lyles in a manner not allowed by the NCAA manual.

Apr 16, 2013 · However, the sides disagree over the severity of one key violation involving Oregon's use of Willie Lyles, a Texas-based "talent scout" whom Oregon paid $25,000 from 2008 to 2011 to assist in...

He may not be fired by Oregon. Kelly may not resign his position. But he's lost his footing, and if he's lied to NCAA investigators, they won't go easy on the Ducks should Oregon keep Kelly...

Jul 5, 2011 · The Texas talent scout talks to John Canzano about why he felt betrayed by Chip Kelly and the Ducks and why he helps hook players up with schools.

Jul 6, 2011 · In a wide-ranging, multi-day interview, Lyles said Kelly "scrambled" in late February and asked Lyles to submit retroactive player profiles to justify the $25,000 payment to his company, just...

Mar 6, 2011 · The University of Oregon ended a dicey week with NCAA investigators focused on the football program's curious payment to a street agent named Willie Lyles last spring.