San Diego State Athletic Director Mike Bohn sat down with the media last night for the first time since allegations of drinking and other improprieties surfaced about head coach Tom Craft and the Aztecs football program.

Bohn's news conference before SDSU's basketball game against Wyoming lasted seven minutes, and about the most substantive thing he said was that alcohol will no longer be served at postseason banquets to "any student-athlete regardless of age."

One of the allegations contained in a Feb. 13 lawsuit filed against the university by strength and conditioning coach David Ohton is that football players – both over and under 21 – consumed alcohol at the team's postseason banquet in December.

Offensive lineman Anthony Foli said in a signed affidavit accompanying the lawsuit that during the banquet "at least 80 percent of our team was drinking, and many players are underage . . . My parents were very surprised and disgusted that the SDSU football coaches did nothing to stop the players from drinking."

Asked if he were aware of any written university policy outlining guidelines for alcohol use within the athletic department, Bohn said he was not.

Regarding the rest of the allegations, many of which are supported by signed affidavits from current and former football players, Bohn maintained the university's policy of not commenting.

"I think it's important for people to understand that this institution and this athletic department will not fight or do battle related to litigation through the media," Bohn said. "I think it's important for you to understand that personnel issues will remain private as they are directed by law."

Bohn was asked on three occasions about Craft's job security, and all three times he neglected to answer directly. The exchanges:

Question: Are you giving Coach Craft a vote of confidence here?

Bohn: "I think what I'm saying is that all of our coaches, student-athletes, staff and people associated with our athletic program need to understand the high standard we're going to keep (at) this program."

Q: Does that mean you're giving Coach Craft a vote of confidence?

Bohn: "I'm giving all of our staff and all of our student-athletes a notice that we're doing things the right way. We want to be the class of the Mountain West Conference, and that's what we're going to work on."

Q: You've circled around this twice. Are you concerned about Coach Craft and the way he handled things, or are you standing behind him at this point?

Bohn: "I'm concerned about everyone of our coaches and every student-athlete and every staff member to ensure that they understand that we're going to run a program with class and dignity that matches the academic standing of the institution. We're going to work hard to do that."

Bohn, who was hired last fall, closed the news conference by saying, "If you look back at my 5½ years as athletic director at the University of Idaho, the thing I'm most proud of in my watch there is we always ran a good shop. And when I say a good shop, I mean we ran one with great transparency. We ran one with great honor and dignity.

"We ran one with swift action when needed, and that's what we'll do here."

A half-hour earlier, Bohn was across the street at Peterson Gym addressing a few thousand fans at the "Aztecs Insider" reception. Craft was also a guest speaker, and fans were allowed to ask questions.

News media have been granted access to similar SDSU events in the past, but last night a Union-Tribune reporter was asked to leave, even though the event appeared to be open to the public. No one was asking for invitations at the door, and people freely walked in off the street.

An SDSU media relations officer said the event was for season ticket holders and donors only and that he was under instructions from Bohn to bar the media.

Those inside said Craft was greeted with a lengthy standing ovation and told the crowd that, while the pending litigation prevented him from answering questions about the allegations, he was confident it would end positively for him.