UPDATE 8:20 p.m.: The Daily Collegian approached Penn State Athletics for a comment, and they released this statement: "Penn State has just been made aware of this concerning allegation. The University will thoroughly examine this matter. Until we know more, we can’t comment further."

During Tuesday’s federal corruption trial involving college basketball, a testimony took a sharp turn toward the Penn State football program, according to Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.

Blazer testified that — at the encouragement of an unnamed Penn State assistant — he paid $10,000 by check to the father of then-Penn State player Aaron Maybin to convince him to stay in school. — Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) April 23, 2019

Louis Martin Blazer, a former Pittsburgh area financial planner, testified to having paid athletes at a handful of football programs in hopes to obtain investments in the future. Penn State was named, along with Pitt, Michigan, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Alabama and North Carolina.

Blazer stated that he set up a meeting with an assistant and the father of a former Penn State player suspected to be Aaron Maybin. He testified that the assistant asked him to provide $10,000 to influence the player’s decision about staying at the university.

The player’s father ended up paying the money back as the player declared for the NFL Draft anyway.

He stated that the assistant was the father of an NFL client, with the only person matching that description being Larry Johnson Sr.

Johnson, in a statement with Yahoo, adamantly denied that this event took place.

“That is not accurate at all,” Johnson told Yahoo Sports. “That is absolutely false. I would never, ever ask anybody to do that. That is not me.”

Blazer has pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of lying to the securities and exchange commission and one count of aggravated identity theft.

This is a developing story, and we will update it as more information becomes available.