The West Virginia University athletic department and Vic Koenning, the football team's defensive coordinator, announced a mutual agreement to separate Wednesday morning.
Mountaineers safety Kerry Martin Jr. made allegations of "mistreatment and racism" against Koenning in a June 23 Twitter post:
Kerry “KJ” Martin Jr.ud83cudf39I’ve been contemplating about posting but we need a change in our program. https://t.co/40hZYXjxib
Wednesday's announcement included a statement from Koenning, who joined the WVU program in January 2019:
"I remain apologetic to anyone who perceived something I said or did as hurtful.