Utah St Football Coach To Be Fired - Title IX/Sexual Assault Failures

[mthoopsfan]

"Utah State has informed football coach Blake Anderson of its intent to fire him after an external investigation of alleged noncompliance of Title IX policies "that require full and timely reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct, including domestic violence," it was announced Tuesday.

In a statement, Utah State said the investigation stemmed from "actions taken in spring 2023" that "violated both his employment agreement and university policy." It also alleges Anderson violated rules that "prohibit employees from investigating disclosures of sexual misconduct themselves."

Deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee and director of player development Austin Albrecht were also fired "for violations of university policies related to the reporting of sexual and domestic violence and failures of professional responsibilities.

Anderson has retained noted college sports attorney Tom Mars, who told ESPN's Pete Thamel that Utah State faces an "uphill battle" firing Anderson for cause.

"Stiffing a head coach by blaming him for what his supervisor was supposed to do is a novel approach, but that theory will never hold up in court," Mars said."

Utah State tells football coach Blake Anderson of intent to fire

Utah State said football coach Blake Anderson has been told he'll be fired for alleged noncompliance of Title IX policies, with Nate Dreiling named interim coach.

www.espn.com

"In recent years, several Utah State players have been arrested for sexual assault or misconduct, the most recent of which came in July 2023 when Kingsley Holliday went to jail for alleged aggravated kidnapping, rape and forcible sodomy.

Anderson also dealt with some difficulties off the field during his tenure at Utah State. In 2021, an audio recording was released in which Anderson can be heard making comments about sexual assault, of which he later apologized."

Blake Anderson out as Utah State football coach after he 'violated' university policies

Blake Anderson's tenure as Utah State's football coach appears to be over.

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[EverettGriz]

Good grief.

It's not that hard, people. Treat women with respect, and definitely don't assault them; report it when there are suspicions to the contrary.

 

[Griz til I die]

This is probably why their previous AD left. Utah State football has been stuck in purgatory for like the last 20 years

 

[ElrodGrizzly]

This is probably why their previous AD left. Utah State football has been stuck in purgatory for like the last 20 years

It is wild how much they have grown and improved their campus and facilities, and just keep athletically face planting.

 

[mthoopsfan]

Good grief.

It's not that hard, people. Treat women with respect, and definitely don't assault them; report it when there are suspicions to the contrary.

Okay, but the coach is being fired for investigating the matter himself, which is against policy.

 

[mthoopsfan]

"Anderson's attorney Tom Mars says his client plans to contest any termination that comes "with cause".

"Like any university, Utah State could fire Blake Anderson for any reason as long as they paid his buyout," Mars' statement read. "However, based on the facts alleged and the language in Blake's employment agreement, USU is going to be fighting an uphill battle if they try to fire him for cause just to avoid paying Blake what he's owed. Stiffing a head coach by blaming him for what his supervisor allegedly failed to do is a novel approach that hasn't been tried before, but that theory will never hold up in court."

Though the incident that led to Utah State's notice to Anderson occurred in Spring 2023...."

Utah State set to fire Blake Anderson: Coach placed on administrative leave amid noncompliance with Title IX

Anderson was set to enter his fourth season with the Aggies

www.cbssports.com

Okay, but the coach is being fired for investigating the matter himself, which is against policy.

He may have fired for other reasons too. I didn't make that clear.

 

[EverettGriz]

Okay, but the coach is being fired for investigating the matter himself, which is against policy.

Correct, as well as for failure to report, also against university policy.

 

[mthoopsfan]

Isn't Utah St where Haslam applied? I believe the AD just fired came from Weber St.

 

[CDAGRIZ]

They should wait for all the facts to come out before making these kinds of decisions. Could take years. We don’t know what exactly happened. Might’ve been aliens again.

 

[Griz til I die]

Isn't Utah St where Haslam applied? I believe the AD just fired came from Weber St.

He was the Deputy AD. The new AD is a woman from Ohio State. She’s been there less than a year

 

[mthoopsfan]

From random website:

Blake Anderson replacements for Utah State Aggies​

#1 Nate Dreiling​

#2 Jimbo Fisher​

#3 Dana Holgorsen​

#4 Terry Bowden​

#5 Anthony Tucker​

 

[mthoopsfan]

He was the Deputy AD. The new AD is a woman from Ohio State. She’s been there less than a year

Got it. Thx.

 

[mthoopsfan]

From a tape of the coach from a year or two ago:

"Utah State coach told players it’s ‘glamorized’ to be a victim
Anderson’s comments came from a team meeting during fall camp. According to the Tribune, Anderson warned players that they are “way more at risk” of being accused of sexual assault because they are athletes, and said that being a victim of sexual assault has “never been more talked about in the news [than] right now.”

“And so you don’t need to put yourself in a position that you can create a victim,” he said, via the Tribune. “And it doesn’t take a whole lot. So it scares the s*** out of me.”

After telling his players to be “really, really smart,” he told them that it “has never been more glamorized to be a victim.”

Utah State University police chief Earl Morris warned players at that meeting that they should beware having sex with women who are members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, too, as he believes they’ll tell their bishop that it was not consensual.

“And if you’re not used to a Mormon community, folks, I’m here to tell you, the Latter-day Saints community … young ladies, they may have sex with you, but then they're going to go talk to their minister, their bishop, priest, whatever you want to call it,” Morris told the team, via The Salt Lake Tribune.

Morris was placed on administrative leave, and then resigned on Thursday."

Utah State coach apologizes after telling team it's 'never been more glamorized' to be victim of sexual assault

Blake Anderson and former Utah State University police chief Earl Morris both made controversial comments at the fall meeting.

sports.yahoo.com

 

[mthoopsfan]

His contract:

"Total Salary Including Media Compensation is now as follows:

• Year 1 (2021) – $1,057,692
• Year 2 (2022) – $1,325,000
• Year 3 (2023) – $1,375,000
• Year 4 (2024) – $1,425,000
• Year 5 (2025) – $1,475,000
• Year 6 (2026) – $1,525,000
• Year 7 (2027) – $1,575,000

• Reduced the buyout amount if the coach were to terminate the contract from 75% of the “Cumulative Remaining Salary” to much lower set amounts that decrease each year as follows:
  • $2,000,000 before Dec 31, 2022
  • $1,700,000 before Dec 31, 2023
  • $1,200,000 before Dec 31, 2024
  • $800,000 before Dec 31, 2025
  • $500,000 before Dec 31, 2026
  • $0 before Dec 31, 2027
• Utah State is still on the hook to pay 75% of the “Cumulative Remaining Salary” if they terminate the coach for convenience.
• No apparent increases in the $2,500,000 salary pool for assistant coaches."

Coach Blake Anderson's Contract Extension Details

Details on Utah State Head Football Head Coach Blake Anderson's Contract Extension

www.usustats.com

 

[3-7-77]

Mormons.

 

[fanofzoo]

Mormons.

kiss and tell

 

[3-7-77]

The USU Admin obviously haven't seen the MSdUi playbook on waiting for 'due process' to discover all the facts. Is Engstrom working in Logan now?