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Former Blue Devil Braxton Deaver Rips Maryland Football, College Football Culture In General

Former Duke tight end Braxton Deaver posted a bunch of stuff on Twitter that discussed his feelings about what happened at Maryland and college football culture in general.

If you missed it, a Maryland football player named Jordan McNair died in June of heatstroke and in the aftermath, Maryland football and coach DJ Durkin have received immense criticism. Durkin is currently on leave while Maryland investigates his program.

It’s the biggest scandal at College Park since Len Bias died. ESPN has been looking and is not impressed, calling the culture “toxic,” and University president Wallace Loh has said that Maryland accepts responsibility for McNair’s death and says the school must accept “moral responsibility.