Former Gov. Mike Easley was among many who worked to get North Carolina wide receiver Tez Walker eligible after months of fighting the NCAA for a waiver.
GET ANSWERS. THE CHARLOTTE HORNETS HAVE NOT COMMENTED ON THE SUIT. >> THE UNDEFEATED UNC FOOTBALL TEAM HOSTS VIRGINIA ON SATURDAY IN CHAPEL HILL AND WIDE RECEIVER. IT HAS WALKER WILL BE ON THE FIELD FOR THE TAR HEELS. BUT THE STORY OF HOW WALKER A TRANSFER FROM KEN STATE FINALLY GOT CLEARED BY THE NCAA TO PLAY THIS SEASON. IT'S A COMPLICATED WHEN YOU HAVE BEEN ALL OVER IT. SPORTS INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER BRIAN MURPHY JOINING US NOW TO EXPLAIN >> DID A FORMER NORTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR PLAY A ROLE IN THIS? >> WELL, MIKE EASLEY WAS THE GOVERNOR FROM 2001 TO 2009. AND HE GOT INTERESTED IN WALKER'S CASE. HE'S A FORMER ATTORNEY GENERAL. YOU DON'T NEGOTIATE A SETTLEMENT WITH BIG TOBACCO IN THE 1990'S, HE MADE SOME PHONE CALLS TO THE NCAA TO WALKER'S ATTORNEYS AND OTHERS AND TRY TO FIND THIS NEW EVIDENCE PAST FORWARD. AND AND HE SEEMINGLY DID HELP >> THE NCAA CITED NEW INFORMATION WHEN IT CHANGED ITS MIND AND THAT ALLOWED TO AS WALKER'S ELIGIBILITY WAS THEIR NEW INFORMATION. WHAT WAS IT THAT WALKER'S ATTORNEY ELLIOT ABRAMS TELLS US THAT YES, THERE WAS NEW MEDICAL INFORMATION PROVIDED BY UNC TO HE DIDN'T SPECIFY THE EXACT INFORMATION. >> RESEARCHERS TEAMWORK TO GET DOCTORS WITH BETTER AND BETTER CREDENTIALS THAT ENDED UP REACHING THE SAME CONCLUSIONS AS PREVIOUS DOCTORS DID ABOUT WALKER'S MENTAL HEALTH AND THE NEED FOR THIS WAIVER. IF THEY HAD NOT CLEAR THAT WHAT WOULD HAVE BEEN NEXT ABRAM SAID THAT HE WAS READY TO FILE A LAWSUIT. ATTORNEY GENERAL JOSH STEIN SAID HE'D ALREADY WARNED THAT HE MIGHT SEEK LEGAL ACTION WALKER CITY GIVEN UP ON PLAYING THE SEASON. HE WAS PREPARED FOR NEXT SEASON. WE'VE ALREADY SEEN HIS IMPACT ON UNC. HE HAD 3 TOUCHDOWN CATCHES LAST WEEK OUT. YEAH. EXACTLY. HE HAS JUST CAPTURED THE ATTENTION AND SYMPATHY OF SO MANY PEOPLE.
