Colorado coach Mike MacIntyre was aware of allegations of domestic violence against former assistant coach Joe Tumpkin for nearly a month before Tumpkin was placed on administrative leave, his accuser told Sports Illustrated.
The accuser, an ex-girlfriend of Tumpkin, told the magazine she had a phone conversation with MacIntyre on Dec. 9, during which she told the coach she had been physically abused by Tumpkin several times starting in February 2015. The following week, after defensive coordinator Jim Leavitt left Colorado for the same job at Oregon, MacIntyre named Tumpkin his defensive coordinator for Colorado's appearance on Dec.