Maryland takes responsibility for Jordan McNair’s death, parts ways with strength and conditioning coach
By Adam Spencer
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The Maryland Terrapins have been embroiled in a controversy recently surrounding the death of OL Jordan McNair earlier this summer.
On Tuesday, university president Wallace Loh and AD Damon Evans held a press conference surrounding an investigation into the football program, and a couple of interesting items came from it.
First, Loh said the university accepts the legal and moral responsibility associated with McNair’s death:
“University accepts legal and moral responsibility” of McNair’s death – Wallace Loh
— Scott Greene (@TerrapinNation) August 14, 2018
Evans says Maryland’s own independent report’s findings show proper protocols were not met in the case of McNair.
— Scott Greene (@TerrapinNation) August 14, 2018
Because of the findings, the Terrapins have dismissed strength and conditioning coach Rick Court, who was part of the workout that caused McNair’s death:
Maryland has fired head S&C coach Rick Court per Damon Evans.
— Scott Greene (@TerrapinNation) August 14, 2018
Court still received a payout as part of his settlement, and will get two-thirds of his remaining contract:
Source: Rick Court's settlement with Maryland is a lump sum of $315,000, which is two thirds of what he was due for the remainder of his contract. There's no mitigation going forward. There's also a mutual release of all claims by the school and Court.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 14, 2018
What the future holds for head coach DJ Durkin remains to be seen, but more information about this case is sure to come out in the next few days and weeks.
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.
