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Jordan McNair's Parents Respond to DJ Durkin's Reinstatement as Maryland Coach

The family of Jordan McNair is unsurprisingly not happy that DJ Durkin will return as head coach of the Maryland football team.

"I feel like I've been punched in the stomach and someone spit in my face," McNair's father said Tuesday, per Tom Schad of USA Today.

"I miss my son every day," his mother added, per Talia Richman of the Baltimore Sun. "Today just didn't help at all."

Following Tuesday's recommendation from the school's Board of Regents, Durkin will return to the sidelines after spending the entire season on administrative leave following McNair's death and an investigation into reports of a toxic environment within the program.