Wade was hired by McNeese State in March 2023 -- keeping his job despite a two-year show-cause penalty and 10-game suspension three months later by the NCAA. He is 58-10 at McNeese State, making the NCAA Tournament both seasons.

This is huge for our school,” he said. “We got freaking $25 million in advertisements in the last couple of weeks. It’s going through the roof."

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