West Virginia places DC Vic Koenning on administrative leave after serious allegations against him
By Adam Spencer
Published:
The West Virginia Mountaineers are dealing with some serious allegations on Tuesday, as DC Vic Koenning has been placed on administrative leave.
This move stems from accusations by sophomore safety Kerry Martin Jr., who shared the allegations on Twitter on Tuesday. The allegations go from calling Martin “retarded” to making inappropriate comments about players’ religions, politics and racial demonstrations across the country.
After the tweets from Martin, West Virginia’s AD issued a statement on the matter (via ESPN):
“I want to thank Kerry Martin for having the courage to bring his concerns to light. We will not tolerate any form of racism, discrimination or bias on our campus, including our athletic programs,” West Virginia athletic director Shane Lyons said in a statement. “Coach Vic Koenning has been placed on administrative leave effective immediately, and the department will work with the appropriate parties to conduct a thorough investigation into these allegations. This is serious, and we will act appropriately and in the best interests of our student-athletes.”
Here’s the thread of tweets from Martin, where he makes the accusations against Koenning:
I’ve been contemplating about posting but we need a change in our program. pic.twitter.com/40hZYXjxib
— Kerry “KJ” Martin Jr. (@_thekerrymartin) June 23, 2020
And, here’s a text conversation between Martin and a graduate assistant about Koenning:
— Kerry “KJ” Martin Jr. (@_thekerrymartin) June 23, 2020
This story might just be getting started in West Virginia. We’ll see what happens next.
Comments have been disabled on this post. The Saturday Down South community is a robust community of passionate football fans, but the comments exist for healthy debate around the game of college football. Nasty arguing or name calling with inappropriate and explicit language will get users removed from the system and/or a shutting down of comments on various articles. Our goal is to facilitate a healthy community of football fans. Arguments over politics and other non-football issues are for other websites. On occasion, we will preemptively shut down comments on articles of sensitive topics if we have seen a recent history of such topics leading to inappropriate arguments. Thanks for understanding.
Adam is a daily fantasy sports (DFS) and sports betting expert. A 2012 graduate of the University of Missouri, Adam now covers all 16 SEC football teams. He is the director of DFS, evergreen and newsletter content across all Saturday Football brands.
