Fired Colorado State coach Steve Addazio likely called a Black custodian "boy" in a discussion over a closed bathroom in October 2020, according to a university investigation.
Addazio was fired on Thursday after his buyout dropped from $5 million to $3 million. Colorado State went 4-12 in Addazio's two seasons with the school and was 3-9 in 2021. Addazio was ejected in the first half of the team's final game of the season less than a week ago after receiving two unsportsmanlike conduct penalties.
The incident that prompted the investigation happened in October 2020. A Black custodian at the school was cleaning a bathroom in the football facility and closed the restroom so that chemicals used in the cleaning process could dwell.