MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Ten Minnesota football players suspended for their alleged involvement in a sexual assault faced a panel of university employees on Thursday and Friday in an attempt to avoid expulsion and other punishments recommended by the school's Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action office.
The players have denied any wrongdoing and remain enrolled. The university was scheduled to present its findings and call its witnesses to testify during a nine-hour meeting on Thursday and the players were scheduled to present their sides of the case on Friday.
The hearing stems from an incident in September, when a woman alleged she was pressured into having sex with multiple players at an apartment after the team's season-opening win over Oregon State.