Minnesota coach speaks for 1st time since player boycott

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  • Author(s): By:JON KRAWCZYNSKI AP Sports Writer
  • Source:
    Associated Press: Governmental News Report, December 19, 2016 Domestic, 3pp
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    • Abstract:
      MINNEAPOLIS (AP) - Minnesota football coach Tracy Claeys doubled down Sunday on his support for players who boycotted practices and threatened to skip a bowl game if 10 teammates suspended after a sexual assault investigation weren't reinstated. Speaking publicly for the first time since a standoff between 110 Golden Gophers football players and the administration, Claeys said he understands the players' frustration with a Title IX investigation that they felt was inherently unfair to teammates who were accused of assaulting a woman at an off-campus dorm in September...