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Mark Coyle explains his decision to fire Gophers head football coach Tracy Claeys Tuesday, Jan. 3, at TCF Bank Stadium.

“I made a very difficult decision,” Coyle says of decision to fire Tracy Claeys

by Mike Hendrickson and Jack White
Published January 4, 2017
AD Mark Coyle addressed the media Tuesday evening, explaining his decision to fire the head football coach.
Freshman linebacker Carter Coughlin took to Twitter Tuesday to react to the announcement of Tracy Claeys' termination.

Gophers football team reacts to Claeys termination

by Mike Hendrickson
Published January 3, 2017
Several players took to Twitter after news broke Tuesday afternoon.
University director of athletics Mark Coyle speaks with the press at the Crow River Golf Club in Hutchinson, Minn on June 1. This was the first stop of the Gopher Road Trip Chalk Talk where University coaches talk about the upcoming season with fans and the press.

Coyle on Claeys termination: ‘We need a leader who sets high expectations athletically, academically, and socially’

by Mike Hendrickson
Published January 3, 2017
Gophers head football coach Tracy Claeys was fired Tuesday.
Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky gestures about how close some of the suspended players were to going to jail at Rod Wallace Field on Thurs. Dec. 15, 2016.

Timeline: A list of events that led to Gophers football suspensions, team boycott, Claeys termination

by Mike Hendrickson
Published January 3, 2017

Ten Gophers football players were suspended indefinitely from all team activities by the University because of their involvement in an alleged Sept. 2 sexual assault.A timeline of the events...

Senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky addresses reporters at a news conference as his teammates fill the background Thursday, Dec. 15 at the Gibson-Nagurski Football Complex in Minneapolis.

Gophers football players demand ‘due process.’ The U already promises it.

by Jessie Bekker
Published December 21, 2016
The school's process for investigating incidents of sexual assault is different from the law.
Tracy Claeys speaks at a press conference after being named head coach at TCF Bank Stadium on Nov. 11.

After Gophers football boycott — lawsuits, hearings planned

by Mike Hendrickson
Published December 19, 2016
Head football coach Tracy Claeys says he could now lose his job; Attorney Lee Hutton says players plan to file lawsuits against 'everyone.'
Interim head coach Tracy Claeys speaks at a press conference regarding Jerry Kill's resignation on Oct. 25. Kill's departure came as a shock to Claeys and the team.

Claeys on disciplinary process training: ‘We have to do a lot better’

by Mike Hendrickson and Jessie Bekker
Published December 19, 2016
Tracy Claeys addressed media Sunday evening, saying that he thinks U staff should have better training on disciplinary processes.
Protesters stand in front of TCF Bank Stadium on Sat. Dec. 17, 2016. After 10 Gopher's football players were suspended for sexual assault, the Gopher's football team boycotted playing in the holiday bowl until the suspensions were lifted.

Following Gophers suspensions, hundreds rally around survivors of sexual assault

by Jackie Renzetti
Published December 17, 2016
Organizer Sarah Super led a rally outside of TCF Bank Stadium Saturday afternoon.
The new University of Minnesota Police Department squad car.

UMPD officer charged with misdemeanor assault

by Kevin Beckman
Published December 17, 2016
Phillip Lombardi, 49, of Faribault, faces up to 270 days in prison and $3,000 in fines if convicted on all counts.
Gopher football players surround senior wide receiver Drew Wolitarsky, center, as he addresses reporters at a news conference on Saturday, Dec. 17, 2016. The team announced the end of the Gophers football team's boycott.

Transcript: Read the full statements by Drew Wolitarsky, Eric Kaler and Mark Coyle

by Mike Hendrickson
Published December 17, 2016
Read the transcript of Drew Wolitarsky, Eric Kaler and Mark Coyle's statements from the Saturday morning press conference.
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