USC is scheduled to play the Utah State Aggies on September 7, the second week of the season. The Aggies will travel to Los Angeles without their head coach. The Utah State Athletic Department issued a statement regarding head coach Blake Anderson:
“Utah State University officials informed head football coach Blake Anderson on Tuesday of their intention to terminate his employment contract for actions taken in the spring of 2023. These actions violated both his employment contract and university policy. According to his employment contract, Coach Anderson will have 14 days to respond.”
“This decision comes after a thorough external review of alleged noncompliance with university policies implementing Title IX, which requires full and timely reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct – including domestic violence – and prohibits employees from investigating disclosures of sexual misconduct themselves. sexual conduct.”
“Associate vice president and deputy athletic director for external relations Jerry Bovee (interim athletic director, 2023) and Utah State director of player development and football community Austin Albrecht were also fired for violations of university policies related to reporting sexual and domestic violence. and failures in professional responsibilities.
“In accordance with Utah public records laws and USU policies, the university cannot release any additional information until all opportunities to respond and/or appeal have expired, which is a minimum of 14 days. “
The Utah State game is sandwiched between two of USC’s biggest matchups, in Las Vegas against LSU in Week 1 and in Ann Arbor in Week 3 against Michigan.
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