It was not a good weekend for Maryland football. After ESPN published reports about the staff’s handling of Jordan McNair’s death and treatment of players under head coach D.J. Durkin, the school placed Durkin, strength and conditioning coach Rick Court, head football trainer Wes Robinson and head athletic trainer Steve Nordwall on administrative leave.
The initial story, published Friday afternoon by Heather Dinich, said that McNair showed signs of “extreme exhaustion” during the May 29th workout that led to McNair’s death. A player told ESPN that McNair had trouble finishing the workout on his own and was not in control of his body by the time it was over.