From Cleveland Plain Dealer article comments section:
How does Fickell still have his job? It's not as though he didn't know what was going on. Assistant coaches are more in the know than the Head coaches are.
fickell kinda looks like adam sandler. he might get mistaken for the water boy.
Exactly. The assistant coaches are usually the conduits for any improper benefits. Basically, the whole group is probably dirty and the NCAA knows it.