A senior official with University of Minnesota athletics is on leave after a series of complaints were lodged against him following athletics director Norwood Teague's resignation last month.
Mike Ellis, who worked alongside Teague at Virginia Commonwealth University and as senior associate athletics director at the U, was named in five complaints submitted recently through the U's anonymous reporting system for ethical concerns.
"Based on content, those reports have been submitted to the independent external counsel or other appropriate authority to investigate. The University asked Mr. Ellis to take voluntary time off, which he agreed to do, while the investigation of these matters was undertaken.