Damon Harrington, Cal football’s strength and conditioning coach, had his contract renewed by Cal Athletics on June 28, according to campus spokesperson Dan Mogulof. News of the contract renewal comes amid chancellor Nicholas Dirks’ call for a new investigation into Cal football’s strength and conditioning program, as well as a San Francisco Chronicle report on the program’s previous investigation.
Harrington and Cal football came under scrutiny in 2013 after then-freshman Cal running back Fabiano Hale was injured in an altercation with one of his teammates, which left him unconscious. The spotlight turned back to the program once again in 2014, when junior Cal defensive lineman Ted Agu died after a team wide training session.