Former University of Maryland football coach DJ Durkin told a task force that President Wallace Loh resisted his call to make players widely available for interviews by a consultant examining the heatstroke death of teammate Jordan McNair, according to multiple sources.
Durkin told the investigative task force that he advocated to Loh in July that as many players as possible be accessible to sports medicine consultant Dr. Rod Walters because that would enhance the credibility of Walters' final report.
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Durkin said Loh disagreed, expressing concern that only disgruntled players would come forward, the sources said.