With the hiring of Mike Gawlik, Central Michigan volleyball has its new head coach. One question is left unanswered: Why was former Head Coach Erik Olson suspended.
Olson was put on paid administrative leave on Oct. 6 after a Faculty Personnel Services investigation was launched on Sept. 23. The Faculty Association received a complaint that Olson “engaged in unprofessional behavior toward the athletes.”
The nature of that complaint was never made public.
The investigation was launched to determine if Olson violated CMU's Nondiscrimination policy. He resigned on Dec. 31. The university ended the investigation. There is no final report regarding what Olson was accused of.