By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
For Miami coach Al Golden, the waiting game continues.
At Miami, Friday began with two football players saying the Hurricanes were focused on the coming season and not any possible looming sanctions against a dozen teammates implicated in a scandal that prompted an NCAA investigation.
Leonard Abess' letter to the university community was released late Friday night, and he says it's "especially important that the alleged misconduct not overshadow our current leadership and institutional values."
"We must not allow our current crisis in athletics to diminish the excellence and hard work of generations in the UM family," Abess wrote.