Valdosta High School placed football coach Rush Propst on administrative leave on Tuesday, pending a Georgia High School Association investigation into allegations that he arranged for improper benefits to players' parents to move with their sons into the school district and other misconduct, sources confirmed to ESPN.
Propst declined comment when contacted by ESPN on Thursday.
"I am aware of the questions surrounding the VHS football coach," Valdosta City School superintendent Dr. William "Todd" Cason said in a statement provided to ESPN on Thursday. "This is a personnel matter that is currently under investigation; therefore I am not at liberty to discuss details about the topic.