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Former Michigan players sign letter of support for Bo Schembechler after claims he ignored doctor's sexual assault

More than 100 former members of Bo Schembechler's Michigan football team signed a letter this week seeking to defend the former coach's reputation in the wake of several claims that he ignored allegations that a former team doctor was sexually assaulting his patients.

Four people -- including one of Schembechler's sons, Matt -- have said in the past week that they told the famed coach they were sexually assaulted by Robert Anderson during physical exams and routine medical appointments. More than 800 former patients have said that Anderson, who worked at the university for more than 30 years and died in 2008, sexually assaulted them during his time on campus.