"make up some excuse "
GH22, there ain't nothing made up about it. Ya got caught with yer hand in the cookie jar.

And gave UM a trump card with the SEC/NCAA in doing so.
And I guarantee you WILL NOT see Gene do anything about what has been said about his involvement, as it is, for the most part, accurate and truthful. He will try to save face with his sheep, but he will never open himself up to formal discovery (including a deposition under oath, written document requests, etc.) that a lawsuit would bring with it. In this case, the truth would not set him free, but would only embarass him and MSU. He will be all bark, but NO BITE. And he is now on a very, very short leash with Scout.com. He is more irrelevent now than he ever was before.

This may actually help your buddy at Rivals.