Petition Seeks Firing Of Gophers Coach Tracy Claeys
As the Holiday Bowl kicks off, there's an online petition circling to sack the University of Minnesota football coach.
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As the Holiday Bowl kicks off, there's an online petition circling to sack the University of Minnesota football coach.
What a year 2016 was in Minnesota sports. Between the Timberwolves, Gophers, Vikings and Wild, there wasn't a lack for big news.
Minnesota President Eric Kaler stepped behind the podium and began to speak, a crisis averted after seven Golden Gophers football players announced that the team would not boycott the upcoming Holiday Bowl against Washington State because 10 of their teammates had been suspended in a sexual assault case.
After Gopher football coach Tracy Claeys stood by his players during a controversial boycott over the suspension of 10 players, a petition is calling for the university to fire him.
The Minnesota Golden Gophers are as ready as they can be to play a bowl game they considered skipping just 10 days ago.
Games are about to get much harder for Minnesota, but the Gophers look forward to the opportunity after a strong start to their season.
A year ago they won eight games, period. Right now they're 11-1, but the road is about to get a lot tougher.
Prosecutors say they're reviewing a report prepared by University of Minnesota investigators on allegations of sexual assault by several members of the Gopher football team.
Jerry Kill on Monday was named the offensive coordinator at Rutgers and handed the challenge of rebuilding what might have been the worst offense in the Big Ten Conference.
University of Minnesota head football coach Tracy Claeys said his team's boycott was about due process with its 10 suspended players.
Saturday, University of Minnesota students and community members joined together in response to the suspension of 10 Gopher football players.
Gopher players and others are speaking out on Twitter in support of the suspended University of Minnesota football players.
However, the school declined the players' request to reinstate the suspended players.
WCCO Radio's Eric Nelson interviewed Lee Hutton, the former Gopher player who's the attorney for the ten suspended players, on Thursday. Hutton said players are mainly taking issue with the lack of respect to due process in Coyle and Kaler's decision and the lack of support from the university.
Ten players were suspended indefinitely Tuesday. The team said Claeys did not make the decision.
