Mind you, this happened at Iowa, more than a decade ago.
http://espn.go.com/los-angeles/mens-...g-02-iowa-case
I don't think I've ever seen an instance of a coach doing a 180 like this so long after the fact. Better late than never, but for as big of a fan I am of Alford, never in a million years could/did I think he handled this situation anything but horribly.