The Maryland football program was the subject of multiple reports Friday, centered around the recent death of a player during a spring workout.
First, ESPN’s Heather Dinich reported that the death of Terps offensive lineman Jordan McNair was caused by heatstroke. Her story included several firsthand accounts of the May 29 workout—after which McNair was hospitalized—and all information indicated his situation was handled poorly by team staff. Around the same time, the university announced in a statement that unnamed members of the athletics staff had been placed on administrative leave.
Then, Dinich and two other ESPN reporters—Adam Rittenberg and Tom VanHaaren—released a detailed story regarding a “toxic culture” within the football program.