KSTP Exclusive: 80-Page Report Outlines U of M Investigation into Gophers Football Players

[RedWedge]

http://kstp.com/sports/university-of-minnesota-eoaa-investigative-report-gophers-football-players/4347059/?cat=1

Welp, this is ugly. I'll admit to being kind of wait-and-see about this, and I have reservations about the internal processes at a lot of academic institutions. On the other hand, this report is just...heartbreaking. If you read it, be aware that it's detailed and disturbing.

The University of Minnesota authored an 80-page report after conducting an investigation into 12 Gophers football players.

University officials have said they cannot comment on their rationale for the discipline 10 players received due to privacy restrictions. However, the basis for their decision is laid out in a confidential EOAA report obtained by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.

The Minneapolis Police Department conducted its own investigation into accusations involving football players at an apartment in Dinkytown on Sept. 2.

5 EYEWITNESS NEWS is releasing both documents because we believe it is important for community members to be able to read and evaluate for themselves what Minneapolis police found in their investigation of the incident and what the University of Minnesota’s Office of Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action investigation concluded.

Both documents are graphic in nature.

[HassleCat]

1. I don't even have to read it.

I already know what it says. I am all too familiar with the putrid swamp that is intercollegiate athletics, as administered by the notorious criminal organization, the NCAA, and its minions and underlings at campuses across the country. I will look at it, of course, although I'm sure it's just a retelling of what I learned 35 years ago when I went to college.

[exboyfil]

2. In addition to the $2M plus payday

If UM does not field a team, I wonder what additional contractual liability they will have with the Holiday Bowl. If I was the UM administration, I would be on the phone with them now seeing if they can get out of playing by only losing the payment.

The one thing they can't do is back off the suspensions. The attempted cover up is sufficient to justify them even without proving criminal assault. We are not talking about expulsion yet which has a higher bar to hurdle.

[deist99]

3. Video

Is this the case where the police decided not to press charges because there was a video showing that she was a willing participant?

[RedWedge]

4. Read the report and find out!

Sounds like that video covers only one interaction, and only briefly.

[RedWedge]

5. The players have called off their boycott. IMO once the details got out, their position weakened

considerably.

[the_sly_pig]

6. F KSTP

Always there to investigate government failures but never any private sector thefts. Entire local media is worthless, unless you really like gardening, weather or puppies.