
Gaines would invite the players over to his house, where Charles Taplin, an agent from Houston (aren't they all?), would be waiting unbeknownest to the players. Gaines would then introduce everyone and tell the players that they need to sign with Taplin if they wanted to go pro. The players were weirded out and told some people who told some cops who told Taplin he's under arrest which led to Gaines being found out as the go-between.
Couple thoughts here...
Assistant strenth coach? How many strength coaches do you need? Aren't they just glorifed spotters?

One final note from the article:
LSU athletic director Skip Bertman said he was pleased university police acted on the information so quickly.
Man, when I went to school the only thing University Police did was drive by parties in a slow-yet-non-threatening manner.