Former USC assistant basketball coach Tony Bland, who was scheduled to stand trial in April, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit bribery for accepting a $4,100 payment from an undercover FBI agent via business manager Christian Dawkins. NCAA coaches are prohibited from receiving any compensation from outside sources, and Bland admitted to taking the money in exchange for steering players toward business managers and agents. He faces a maximum of one year in prison when he is sentenced Apr. 2, although he is expected to receive probation as he doesn’t have a criminal record.

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