Earlier I mentioned that the written statement released by O.J. Mayo didn’t sound like O.J. Mayo. However, these quotes are a lot more natural:

• "I don’t know anything about it. It caught me by surprise. I’ve got to
  get to L.A. to see what’s going on. I’m just focusing on the draft."
• "I had no knowledge of anything like that. I’ll find our more when I
  meet with Mr. Duffy and Mr. [Calvin] Andrews [of BDA]," Mayo said.
• When asked specifically if he received any money from Guillory, Mayo
  said, "No sir, I did not receive any money from Calvin or Rodney or
  anything. It all caught me by surprise."
• "I would just like to know if I did [get money] where did the money go.
  I was a struggling college student like everyone else. I bicycled to
  class. The truth will come out, even though the perception is reality."

I’ve been around Mayo on quite a few occasions, though always in some sort of basketball arena. He’s very composed. He strikes me as a good kid. It’s entirely possible that he’s wrongfully getting his name dragged through the mud.

At the same time, ESPN has gone so far as to check with employees at clothing stores that Mayo allegedly frequented. USC has had previous bad experiences with Guillory. There’s a lot of investigating yet to be done.