DJ Durkin and Damon Evans will retain jobs at Maryland, source says

[demmiblue]

Maryland football coach DJ Durkin, who has been on administrative leave since Aug. 11, is expected to return to the sidelines on the recommendation of the University System of Maryland Board of Regents, according to a person familiar with the situation. Athletic Director Damon Evans also will be returning, and Maryland President Wallace D. Loh is planning to retire in June, in the wake of the controversy that has rocked the College Park campus the past two months.

The university system scheduled a news conference for Tuesday afternoon in Baltimore, but that briefing is expected to focus largely on proposed reforms the College Park campus should undertake in the wake of two independent investigations into the football program under Durkin’s leadership. According to four people familiar with the situation, the regents strongly urged Loh to allow Durkin to return and Evans to continue in his role. One person close to the situation said it was made clear to Loh that if he didn’t follow the board’s recommendations, he’d be fired immediately.

In his meeting with the regents last Friday, Loh explained to the board why he felt the school needed to move on from Durkin.

“It was made clear that if he wanted to remain in his position, he had no option,” one person close to the situation said. “He ultimately felt it would’ve been tremendously disruptive to the entire campus if he was to be terminated simply because he wouldn’t put the coach back on the field. .?.?.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2018/10/30/maryland-regents-expected-recommend-dj-durkin-damon-evans-retain-jobs/

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[demmiblue]

1. FIRED!

The University System of Maryland's board of regents has fired DJ Durkin as coach of the Terrapins, a spokesman told ESPN's Adam Rittenberg.

A source told ESPN that Durkin has informed the team.

The decision to fire Durkin come on the heels of his returning to work Tuesday after the board of regents recommended his reinstatement after reviewing an investigative report into the culture of Durkin's program. The third-year coach had been on paid administrative leave since Aug. 11.

The University of Maryland's student government association had organized a rally for Thursday to protest the reinstatement of Durkin and to demand justice for Jordan McNair, the Maryland offensive linemen who died June 13 from heatstroke he suffered after a May 29 team workout.

http://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/25137549/maryland-terrapins-coach-dj-durkin-fired-wake-probe

[Stinky The Clown]

2. YES!!!!!

I have had professional dealings with him. He is an arrogant asshole of the highest order.

Good riddance to bad trash!