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Tuesday, 14 August 2018

'They entrusted their son to us': Maryland accepts fault in football player's death

  • Jordan McNair died after suffering heatstroke during practice
  • Head coach DJ Durkin has been placed on administrative leave

Maryland’s college football team have parted ways with their strength and conditioning coach and have acknowledged that “mistakes were made” in the treatment of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, who collapsed on the practice field and subsequently died.

Athletic director Damon Evans said on Tuesday that Rick Court is no longer associated with the program. Evans added that a decision on the status of head coach DJ Durkin, who is on administrative leave, will come “as additional information comes forward”.

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from The Guardian https://ift.tt/2P9NZqv

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