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Mountaineers' football coach placed on leave
West Virginia has placed defensive coordinator Vic Koenning on administrative leave while it launches an investigation into allegations of mistreatment made by safety Kerry Martin Jr. on Tuesday.
Martin posted the allegations on Twitter, writing that, "We need a change in our program." The sophomore alleges that Koenning, who also coaches WVU's safeties, called him "retarded" during a team workout earlier this month and has made inappropriate comments about religion, politics and the recent demonstrations over racism and police brutality.
Martin said he met with WVU coach Neal Brown about Koenning's behavior.