A day after reinstating embattled head football coach DJ Durkin, the University of Maryland abruptly fired the 40-year-old former assistant to Jim Harbaugh and Urban Meyer on Wednesday.
In August, Durkin was placed on administrative leave while university president Wallace Loh and the University System of Maryland Board of Regents commissioned two investigations. Findings from these investigations shed light on the degree to which Durkin adhered to his contractual obligations and on the ethical implications of Durkin’s actions as coach. Athletic training expert Dr. Rod Walters, who studied this summer's heatstroke-related death of offensive lineman Jordan McNair, led one investigation.