inferences.
"Coach Whittingham never asked me to remove Jan Jorgensen from practice. He was concerned about the capacity in which he was there and I made the decision to ask Jan to voluntarily leave practice and come back after practice when we conduct the interviews and speak with Coach Whittingham."
In other words, Kyle expressed concern that Jan might not be there as a reporter, but as a "spy" (for lack of a better word). It had nothing to do with distracting the players, and everything to do with who Jan was (a former BYU player less than a year removed from the program).