The ongoing federal trial regarding basketball corruption took a significant turn Tuesday afternoon following the testimony under oath of Louis Martin Blazer. A cooperating witness with the federal government, Blazer testified that he paid players from seven different college football teams between the years of 2000 and 2014.

“Martin Blazer testified on Tuesday he paid football players from Pittsburgh, Penn State, Michigan, Notre Dame, Northwestern, Alabama and North Carolina,” reported Matt Norlander of CBS Sports.

Blazer faces 67 years in prison if he is caught lying or misleading in his testimony, Norlander reported. He “previously pleaded guilty to two counts of wire fraud, one count of securities fraud, one count of lying to the SEC and one count of aggravated identity theft. In exchange for this, he helped spark the government's investigation into college basketball.”

Payments during that time frame stemmed from several hundred to several thousand dollars, wrote Adam Zagoria.

"Blazer said he paid the family and associates of football players so they would ultimately choose him as their financial advisor upon turning pro."

Of the schools named, more details emerged regarding players at both Penn State and North Carolina. Both football programs were under different leadership at the time in discussion.

At Penn State, Blazer testified that an unnamed Penn State assistant encouraged him to write a $10,000 check to Aaron Maybin to convince him to stay in school. Maybin left for the NFL anyway, and the money was repaid by his father.

Regarding North Carolina, “Blazer also testified that he paid money to a former first round pick from North Carolina who was drafted in the first round in 2009 by the New York Giants. That would line up with Hakeem Nicks. Now, Blazer said Nicks recruited UNC teammates to link up with Blazer thereafter,” according to Norlander.

More details are sure to emerge as the federal trial continues. Blazer still faces direct examination and cross examination.

The second trial, which began this week, centers around Christian Dawkins and Merl Code. Both were found guilty in October on all counts. Both received six-month prison sentences six weeks ago.

“Prosecutors say coaches teamed up with the Adidas executive and others to trade hundreds of thousands of dollars in bribes to influence star athletes’ choice of schools, shoe sponsors, agents and even tailors,” according to USA Today.