Another day, another basketball coach giving his take on the recruitment scandal. This time it’s Arizona Wildcats head coach Sean Miller. He gave his thoughts about Emmanuel Richardson, but mostly avoided any direct conversation about Rick Pitino or other coaches currently in turmoil

After a week of silence and just watching college basketball being gripped by the news of corruption, Sean Miller has finally spoken.  Miller’s one of the individuals many people have been waiting to voice his take, particularly because one of the men arrested last week following a federal investigation was Emmanuel “Book” Richardson. Richardson is among Miller’s assistant in running the basketball program in Tucson.

In a written statement, Miller has these to say, per Matt Norlander of CBS:

“I was devastated to learn last week of the allegations made against Emanuel Richardson.  I have expressed to both Dr. Robbins and our Athletic Director Dave Heeke that I fully support the University’s efforts to fully investigate these allegations.  As the head basketball coach at the University of Arizona, I recognize my responsibility is not only to establish a culture of success on the basketball court and in the classroom, but as important, to promote and reinforce a culture of compliance.  To the best of my ability, I have worked to demonstrate this over the past 8 years and will continue to do so as we move forward.”

Richardson was arrested due to a bundle of charges relating to bribery and fraud. If found guilty on all charges, Richardson could be locked up for up to 60 years and over a million dollars in fines.

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Unlike Rick Pitino, Sean Miller doesn’t seem to be anywhere near of losing his job or having a target on his back, so his statement is more of a legitimate reaction and less of him trying to distance himself from people near him. Something Pitino has attempted by describing the likes of Richardson as “a few bad actors” in the larger organization.

It’s a big letdown for college basketball fans that the headlines are dominated by the focus on the dirt of the NCAA instead of the school’s preparation for the nearing season.