Utah State abruptly fired head coach Blake Anderson roughly three weeks in the past for unspecified Title IX violations, and the college offered extra data on the topic Friday.
In a letter informing Anderson of his dismissal, college officers claimed Anderson was fired for making an attempt to personally examine the circumstances of a participant’s home violence arrest, through Dan Murphy and Adam Rittenberg of ESPN. The termination letter alleges that Anderson contacted the girlfriend and roommate of a Utah State soccer participant in April 2023 after discovering that the participant was arrested for an alleged home abuse incident. Anderson had stated he was on a “fact-finding mission” to find out if additional self-discipline towards the participant was warranted.
The letter accused Anderson of making an attempt to analyze the incident himself with out reporting it to school authorities. As well as, Anderson “most egregiously” collected written statements from the potential sufferer and witness whereas a prison investigation was already ongoing.
Anderson, by way of an lawyer, denied ever contacting or interviewing the participant’s girlfriend. The coach has dismissed the allegations as the end result of a “sham investigation” and has threatened authorized motion towards the college with the intention to acquire the buyout cash he feels he’s owed.
Anderson went 23-17 over three seasons at Utah State, main the crew to a few bowl appearances in as a few years.
