“A few major donors have called me,” one longtime booster said. “They’ve all expressed that basically DJ is getting made to hang out to dry and that some of these so-called athletes are looking for participation trophies. Life is not about participation. It’s about learning life skills. DJ has been a great teacher of those.”
We’ll get to that quote in a minute. First it should be made clear: Not everything is going to be out and clear and public about the budding Maryland scandal yet. A player died in workouts. An ESPN report detailed a culture of abuse at the program.