I imagine positive public perception is exactly what Felton needs at this point, given the rumors swirling. I feel like that is especially true given how "toxic" he might appear to other schools, if he is contemplating enrolling somewhere else, much less professional basketball teams. With the present state of things culturally in this country in light of the #metoo movement, I imagine any professional team in this country wouldn't see the benefit in signing a kid with those kinds of rumors swirling, not to mention the amount of development he apparently needs from what UNC fans seem to indicate.
Felton could elaborate on this publicly if he wanted to. FERPA isn't stopping him from talking about himself. Obviously if this is a sexual assault or domestic violence thing, then he couldn't disclose the hypothetical alleged victim, but he could still say he had been wrongfully accused. UNC's hands are certainly tied in terms of saying exactly what happened, which I think will just hurt UNC, fair or not. At the risk of speculating further, I just don't see how it would get to this level if this was him simply cheating on a test.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cb...asts-mike-krzyzewski-over-sons-dismissal/amp/
The universities have their hands tied in these situations. They have to respect the privacy of the students, while being blamed for mistakes that others made.
Hell must have frozen over, because I agree with everything you just said.
