There's no spinning now. ESPN has former players confirming it happened, former recruits confirming it happened, independent verification of the cell phone records, independent verification of the wire transfer and a very detailed account from Powell and her daughters.
That SportsCenter segment was absolutely amazing. I thought this would get a passing mention somewhere after Monday Night Football and MLB playoff highlights. Nope. ESPN is going Full Tebow with this. They managed to do more damage in 18 minutes than everything else that's come out so far combined.
If you still think Louisville will skate, I highly encourage you to seek out this story and watch. There's no way you could come away with that opinion. I don't think Pitino comes out of this either. This will be his last season at Louisville, if he doesn't have to take a leave while an interim coach deals with this mess, until he ultimately resigns.