USC Coach Says ‘Varsity Blues’ Recruit Came to Practice Once
- Dad allegedly paid to get his son in as a water polo recruit
- Assistant coach at the time said the son didn’t really play
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A supposed star water polo recruit to the University of Southern California showed up for practice once and never returned, a team coach testified at the “Varsity Blues” trial of private equity investor John B. Wilson.
Wilson, 62, founder of Hyannis Port Capital, has pleaded not guilty to charges that he paid Jovan Vavic, USC’s former head water polo coach, $200,000 to designate his son Johnny a water polo recruit. Casey Moon, an assistant coach at the time, testified on Tuesday that the younger Wilson didn’t really make a strong impression on the team.