Due to the nature of the allegations and the prominence of the Miami Hurricanes football team, as well as the history of scandals surrounding the program, reactions to the expose were rapid.
Wolff, who had suggested in 1995 that the Miami football program should be shuttered, again called for Miami to temporarily drop football in an open letter to university president Donna Shalala published in the August 29, 2011 issue of Sports Illustrated.