A week after the University of Maryland fired football coach DJ Durkin, the two trainers directly involved with the improper treatment of football player Jordan McNair when he suffered a fatal heatstroke May 29 have been terminated as well.
Head football trainer Wes Robinson and assistant athletic director Steve Nordwall, who oversaw the training staff, were informed Tuesday that they were fired by the university, sources familiar with the situation said Wednesday.
Along with Durkin, Robinson and Nordwall had been placed on paid administrative leave in mid-August.
A university spokeswoman confirmed in an email that “the trainers that were previously on administrative leave are no longer employed by the university.