Former Maryland athletic director Kevin Anderson intervened in a sexual misconduct case involving two football players, The Diamondback reported Thursday.
According to the report, Anderson authorized the use of $15,000 in funds controlled by the athletic department for the players’ legal representation. While NCAA bylaws permit schools to pay for legal counsel in proceedings that may affect student-athletes’ participation in their sports, the organization passed a resolution in 2014 forbidding athletic departments to “manage, direct, control or interfere with college or university investigations into allegations of sexual violence.”
The report did not mention any players by name.