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Minnesota Wrestling head coach J Robinson placed on administrative leave

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Now that we know Coach Robinson has been placed on paid leave, let's recap what we know and what it might mean.

Last week's allegations that Minnesota wrestlers were selling Xanax and the head coach J Robinson knew about it continues to create news. I know, who could have predicted? The latest news to break is that Robinson has been placed on paid administrative leave, per new Athletics Director Mark Coyle. This follows a story in the STrib where J Robinson's agent says he told the Athletics Department about his desire to drug test wrestlers he suspected were using banned substances.