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per Maura:
The latest Gophers athletic scandal is starting to make waves at the Minnesota State Capitol, where some say it could affect funding for the University of Minnesota as well as the choice of the newest members for the Board of Regents.
On Tuesday, the university fired Gophers football coach Tracy Claeys just as legislators were returning to St. Paul for the new session. And officials say the debate has just begun over the university’s handling of the case, which started with an alleged sexual assault in September involving multiple Gophers football players.
“This is, for some of us, the almost-every-session University of Minnesota scandal,” said state Rep. Gene Pelowski of Winona, the DFL leader on the House Higher Education Committee.
The case pits supporters of the football team against those who felt Claeys improperly defended players accused of taking part in a gang rape. The students were not charged with any crime, but 10 players were suspended from the team in December after a university investigation of the incident.
As the public debate rages on, Pelowski said he’s heard grumbling at the Legislature about the estimated $5 million that it will cost the U to buy out the contracts of Claeys and most of his coaching staff. “There’s big numbers in play when you fire a coach and hire another,” Pelowski said.
http://www.startribune.com/turmoil-could-haunt-the-university-of-minnesota-at-legislature/409841525/
Go Gophers!!
The latest Gophers athletic scandal is starting to make waves at the Minnesota State Capitol, where some say it could affect funding for the University of Minnesota as well as the choice of the newest members for the Board of Regents.
On Tuesday, the university fired Gophers football coach Tracy Claeys just as legislators were returning to St. Paul for the new session. And officials say the debate has just begun over the university’s handling of the case, which started with an alleged sexual assault in September involving multiple Gophers football players.
“This is, for some of us, the almost-every-session University of Minnesota scandal,” said state Rep. Gene Pelowski of Winona, the DFL leader on the House Higher Education Committee.
The case pits supporters of the football team against those who felt Claeys improperly defended players accused of taking part in a gang rape. The students were not charged with any crime, but 10 players were suspended from the team in December after a university investigation of the incident.
As the public debate rages on, Pelowski said he’s heard grumbling at the Legislature about the estimated $5 million that it will cost the U to buy out the contracts of Claeys and most of his coaching staff. “There’s big numbers in play when you fire a coach and hire another,” Pelowski said.
http://www.startribune.com/turmoil-could-haunt-the-university-of-minnesota-at-legislature/409841525/
Go Gophers!!
