Minnesota Golden Gophers senior center Reggie Lynch is reportedly facing a suspension from the school and basketball team that would last until August 2020 due to a violation of the university's sexual misconduct policy.
John Shipley of the Pioneer Press reported the news Thursday, noting Minnesota's Office for Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action recommended the penalty following an investigation regarding an incident from the spring of 2016.
According to Shipley, the punishment will start Jan. 9 if Lynch doesn't appeal it.
This isn't the first time Lynch was investigated.
Shipley noted the center was arrested on suspicion of rape for a separate incident in 2016, although "the EOAA investigation found it more likely than not that Lynch reasonably believed the sex was consensual" and cleared him.