the university of maryland football coach d.j. durkin now lo paid leave. that move f an explosive report by espn about abuse alletions surrounding the football program. dave johnson at the live desk with an update now dave? >> there's no question football, as you know, erika, is a bigpa of american culture, especially the college game, but it is the culture inside the university of maryland football program that is raising eyebrows after that espn report you referenced cal cd thatture toxic, and what should not be lost is the added scrutiny on maryland, after the ultimate loss. 19-year-old offensive lineman jordan mcnair died in the spring. he was hospitalized for two weeksfter taking part in a team rkout ataryland. he suffered from a heatstroke in june. there is no evidence yet the culture at the maryland proayam a role in mcnair's death, but an external review in investigating his death expressed concern in his words about mediaeports and allegations of unacceptable behaviors by members of the maryland football staff. now, also in the statement, evans sa

the university of maryland head football coach d.j. durkinas been put on paid administrative leave. this comes following a report by espn claiming widespread verbal abuse by football coaches towards players. this report follows the death of 19-year-old terrapins offensive lineman jordan mcnair who died after practice in june. according to the foundation, he died of heat stroke. yesterday the school put several members of i athletic department on administrative leave. maryland's governor responded saying in part, "we must have complete confidence that our studentable leetes a athletes a with respect. >>> helping kids get ready to get back to school. new book bags willed with school supplies and dental exams. getting started on the right foot. >> looking fresh. >> yes. >> two big things. shoes and haircut. >> yeah. chief meteorologist doug kammerer is joinings. making it clear yesterday that -- it was right. said numeroustimes, this weekend wasn't going to be a washout but we've seen lots of rain today. >> parts of the area. i went to the montg

the head coach d.j. durkin is still on administrative leave.th the strength coach rick court who confirmed resignationn twitr. afc bullying, a committee has been set up to t review culture inside the football team at maryland. >> richmond is ye only c in the country with a class 4 whitewater rapids running through its downtown. >> really? >> class 4 means long difficult rapids. narrow passages, turbulent water that ruires precise maneuvering. maybe we'll try that next year. the redskins is down in richmond and finished with some turbulence. sherree burrs was there. >> 15 practices in three weeks, redskins traing camp in richmond finally over but n before a spat betwe two former people to mates. former redskins wide receiver terrelleryor in the end zate. his teamm celebrate with him ip except for d.j. swearen jer. >> you don get not respect. >> then this.ju let him know that he didn't get not respect to go against the corner. he went against the safety three days in a row. so we didn't give him the respect. >> tempers settled down after wrapping

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inde, d.j. durkins still very much the head football coach at the university of ai maryland and the message was all about honoring the legacy ofcn jordanr and in the words of the school president making sure that what happened to jordan mcnair wilne ver happen again. an external review from heat stroke continues and a committee has been set up to investigate the football program. already the school has parted ways with the strengthnd conditioning coach, and now going forward -- >> make no mistake, we will not te any behavior from any employee within marylandt athletics t is detrimental to the mental or physicalei well of our student athletes. >> indeed the words of the athletic director, he's stepping downo allow healing, and they noted this will continue to cooperate with the investigation and will respect, of course, what has to be de here in college park. a lot going on. an external review into what the athletic staff did or didn't do following jordan mcnair's trouble in may that's due in september,

head coach d.j. durkin was not there. offensive lineman jordan mcnair died in june after suffering a heat stroke on practice. on friday the state board of regents announced an investigation into the ogram. >> it's a gradual process. we're woping thingsl be well in the future. >> parents we talked to said they support coach durkin but will also support t outcome of the investigation. >>> today in alexandria, back to work for the jury in the paul manafort trial. the jury deliberated for two days last week asking the judge a few questions including the definition of reasonable doubt. next month manafort will go on trial in d.c. for separate charges. manafort and russian agent maria bu tina are held in the same jail. prosecutors say she was tied to the kremlin, used sex and lies to make u.s. connections and tried to infiltrate american political organizations like the nra. she's pleaded not guilty. >>> eight minutes after the hour. president trump is ramping up his attackn the investigation led by special counsel robert muell

this morning, the university of maryland's athletic director, damon evans, placing head coach d.j. durkinrs on leave while the school investigates multiple allegations detailed in an espn report following the death of one of its players, jordan mcnair. >> we have an individual at 4068 fieldhouse drive that's hyperventilating after exercising and unable to control their breath. >> reporter: according to espn, on may 19th, the offensive lineman collapsed after a team workout, sending the 19-year-old to the hospital with signs of extreme exhaustion. mcnair died 15 days later. at the time, his coach offering his condolences. >> it's not reasonable that a 19-year-old should pass away. >> reporter: despite his comments, current and former players including multiple anonymous sources close to the program are speaking to espn about the environment under its head coach. they allege the program had a toxic coaching culture that flourished on fear and intimidation, a place where they claim humiliation, embarrassment and verbal abuse of players is common. >> specifically, our sources have told us tha

deserve to be thrown under the bus, but you wonder, becausthere were coaches present, including d.j. durkin for this workout, how in the world maryland can eventually walk away from this with d.rk still as the head coach. >> nawaz: so there's a lot of focus on the coaching staff. because of the scrutiny from jordan mcnair's death. teammates have come forward and said, there is a culture problem. it's toxic. there is a lot of verbal abuse, mockery, belittling of players. you cover a lot of college football. ve seen a lot of teams through the years. was it excessive in some waypo based on the s you've seen? what's different? >> if the espn report was true, and they were the ones who broke the story, then it wasy clea excessive. there was emotional abuse, players who,0ñ didn't perform wr forced to lo in the shower room. players who were forced -- who were overweight, they had to ear candy to humiliate them. players who were underweight had to eat until thethrew up. football is a macho sport. players are pushed and challenged, particularly by the strength coach who they work with almost every d

the meeting would also discuss the future for head coach d.j. durkin and wallace love. >>> we're learning more about the man suspect evidence an attack at theritish parliament. members in london say he was there to travel ra brabroad. he's a british citizen originally from sudan. he's accused of driving his car through a group ofns pedestr in westminster injuring half a dozen. he's being held on suspicionrrf ism charges. all of the victims are expected to survive. >>> we can finallyee alex smith making plays on the field in a redskin uniform tonight. the team will take on the new york jets for their sond preseason game. he didn't play for the first game last week but is expected to play at leaster a quart that is tonight at fedex field. >>> some of the cars on the road don't get a passing grade in some very important crash tests. nd up w the leaders s after the break. and later on "news4 today" -- >> i'm a dad - and coming up on news4, wngre goi to show you the mistakes -- >>> well, good thursday morning, temperatures as you walk out the door in th 70s

and he is never returning home agai >> head coach d.j. durkin and other assistant coaches are on paid leave following an espn report claiming widespread abuse in the proam. williamloh will investigate. >> metro leadership is lying and that it in fact did give special treatment to white supremacists during sunday's ute the right rally. supporters were given a trainseo themes and the train at the vienna metro station was marked special. furthermore, they were not given up. >> rallies here all the time. we understand that. we are a fir amendment rights city. but tre is no time that we have allowed any group to come an deens the t system. >> the union says it will hold a truth rally tomorrow at the metro center metro station call for general manager pl wiedefeld to resign. it says all trains remained open the public and that all orange line trains were marked special on sunday because of track work. >>> if you plan to hit the road for t labor dayholiday, chances are good you'll see a lot of virginia officers starting friday through labor day, the st

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several coaches including head football coach d.j. durkin now on paid leave pending an investigation. >>> an undocumented immigrant has been charged with killing tu iowa collegent molly tibbetts. during questioning with police with her death, christian rivera told detectives he remembers approachinn her, eve running beside her but allegedly tells police he became angry when she threatened to call 911. he said he blacked out and doesn't remember what happened next. >> i can just tell you that it seemed that he followed her and seemed toe drawn to her on that particular day. he for whatever reason, chose to abduct her. >> rivera admits to finding tibbets bleeding in his trunk and covering her body with cornstalks.s tibbet had been missing for more than a month after she went for a run. >> a local police chief answering questions about a deadly police shooting. ghext at 11:00, one question neighbors say has not been answered all summer. >>> tre's a new amazon facility opening in maryland that could mean faster delivery that could mean faster de

head coach d.j. durkin on leave followings mcnai leave with matt canada now at the helm. >> since jordan's passing we have asooall program been grieving and mourning in our own way together. >> reporter: while the governing board of maryland's public university syste assumes control of the investigation, players want to control how they honor mcnair. >>o member of the university of maryland football team will wear the number 79 throughuais grtion year, and he will be honored on senior day with his class. 7>> reporter: they'll wea9 sticker on their helmets, jordan's locker will be encased in glass, a scholarship given in his honor and the offensive lineman room in the renovated eldhouse named after him. >> it's time to get back to what is important and that is honoring o fallen friend, brother and teammate. >> reporter: it's a statement of a legacy they want to carry on, for a player they all considered a gentle >> jordan was one of the best friends, teammates and roommates that anyonr could e ask for. >> re

the university investigating the football accusations head coach d.j. durkin and members of his staff berated players when showing signs of exhaustion. >> we have >> reporter: with durkin and members of his staff placed on leave, the school is parting ways with conditioning coach rick court amid allegations of a toxic culture. the university president meeting with mcnair's family today to apologize. >> university of maryland killed my nephew. that training staff, them people, they killed my nephew. >> reporter: with the mcnair family attorney calling for the firing of the head coach, the team's first game is next month. a season dedicate today a stand-out freshman who had a promising future on and off the field. miguel almaguer, nbc news. >> just ahead, paying tribute to the one and only aretha franklin as she battles illness while fans plan vigil s for her later this morning. stay with us. you're watching "early today." ♪ and i'll be your friend ♪ ♪ i'll help you carry on ♪ ♪ lean on me ♪ mmm... ♪ lean on me... ♪ mmm... ♪ lean on me. with target school blist

the school put head coach d.j. durkin and three others on leave on saturday.hey're accused of abusive behavior. it follows the death of defensive lineman jordan mcnair who died from apparent heatstroke after a workout. >>> the "star-telegram" reports on body camera video of a school resource officer handcuffing an autistic 10-year-old boy. a video shows the 10-year-old swinging a computer mouse. he became disruptive. officer eric coulston is shown pinning him to the ground before putting handcuffs on him. they found coulston violated no laws or policies. >>> npr says utah is sending a new statue to represent the state to the u.s. capitol. a statue of martha hughes cannon will be installed in statuary hall. cannon was the first woman elected state senator in the country. her statue will replace one of the inventors of the television. utah wants to show their state's early history as a leader in women's achievement. >>> and the "usa today" says golfer brooks koepka held off tiger woods to win the pga championship. >> koepka captures the pga championship. >> the

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terps football coach d.j. durkin and t officials are on leave in that case. thatte happened afanderson left. at the live desk, i'm leon harris. >>> hurricane lane has been downgraded to a category 3 storm as it continues to churn just southwest of hawaii. but the threat is ndi nishing for the people on the island. >> it is still a force, folk a ra flooding still a huge concern for the next few days. nbc's jay gray has the latest now from honolulu. ening.d this is the situation in honolulu right now. wind picked up t. waves increased dramatically. a spitting rain going to intensify over the next couple hours. lane moves closer to the aastline. we'veady seen flooding in some areas. the waves having a big impact, as well. wind tearing away some power lines. early.l still this is a slow moving abmassive storm. one that ccald cause signi damage here. >> we're extremely concerned about the pentials for inland flooding. landslides occurring and dage to the transportation communications infrastructure. >> the biggest conceow right especially here on oahu is the possi

but today the university placing d.j. durkineshman. the school is investigating multiple allegations detailed in an espn report. mcnair was reportedly running 110-yard sprints in conditioning drills when the offensive lineman collapsed after showing signs of extreme exhaustion. >> we have an individual unable to control his breath. >> reporter: while the temperature on the field was in the high 70s, the mcnair family attorney saying the 19-year-old's body was recorded at 106 degrees upon arrival at the hospital. mcnair died 15 days later. >> my heard is broken. it's not reasonable that a 19-year-old should pass away. >> reporter: multiple sources telling espn that when mcnair experienced problems towards the end of the workout, one coach told teammates to, quote, drag his blank across the field. now numerous players close to the program telling durkin's program flourished on, quote, a toxic culture, one based on fear and intimidation. >> he should be fired because of what happened, for his role in it, for the culture that he est

as a result, head coach d.j. durkinas placed on leave, but his players are coming to his defense. >> these accusations are false. e.really hope that coach durkin does come back and coaches, because he deserves to. he has lead the foundation and has done the hard work to get us to where we are. on reporter: tony dokoupil, cbs news, new york. >> quijano: ohio state says the investigation into head football coach urban meyer is over. baficials are looking into how he handled domestic abuse folegations against a former thsistant coach back in 2015. meyer was suspended without pay on august 1st. the report on the investigation is expected to be delivered to university leaders sometime this week. ld people were hurt at an oklahoma casino, when wild weather hit the concert venue, reere the backstreet boys and 98 degrees were scheduled to perform. winstar world casino & resort says it began evacuating fans gaom the concert site when lightning was reported in the area saturday afternoon. but about 150 concertgoers didn't leave.

they're calling for d.j. durkin to be fired. >> absolutely. he shouldn't be able to work with anybody el'skid. you don't send your kid away to college, michael, you send your kid away from college to be odd. our young kids or young people that we've worked so hard to get there to, say, i'm keeping my childave for you. they did anything but that. >> unirsity president wallace lowe said on tuesday that the school accepts legal and moral responsibilit responsibility. >> it took 12 years for the families of three missing women in dc. the women have been identified as murder victims. now they want to know if their loofs could have received more information. we spoke with one of the victims identified earlier. she didn't want to go on camera but here what shead to say. >> it's hard when you can't -- you know, when noou one hears voice basically. i don't think the families were hurt. >> the bodies in found in the northeast. >>> 6:08. family and friends came together to remember a man who was shot and killed by prince gorges county police. gregory can

three weeks away from kicking off a new season, the university of maryland now placing head coach d.j. durkin and three other athletic department staff members on leave while the school investigates multiple allegations detailed in an espn report following the june 13th death of one of its players, jordan mcnair. >> we have an individual that's hyperventilating after exercising, and is unable to control eintnd rmerland stasources are speakin. many alleged the program flourished "on fear and intimidation." >> he should be fired because of what happened, for his role in it, for the culture that he established. >> reporter: but others have come to his defense. >> i know d.j., he worked for me for four years at the university of florida. he treats people with respect. >> reporter: in a statement, maryland's athletic director said these alleged behaviors are not consistent with my expectations. and we must do better. espn is reporting mcnair was carried off the field with a body temperature of 106 degrees. we reached out to the head coach for comment, but he has not responded. >> zachary, thank yo

strength and conditioningcoach rick court has resigned and head coach d.j. durkin leave. >>> at least 37 people are dead after aig hhway bridge collapsed in italy. it happened during a severe storm storm. you can look for the latest onay the "tshow. >>> crews are still trying to put out a two-alarm fire at this frcycling plant in clarksburg. these are picture chopper 4. no injuries reported but the fire has been burning for nearly four hours. melissa mollet has another look at the traffic impact. >> it is a big. impa we're talking about a ten-mile delay southbound on 270 as you approach thisproblem. you can't take 355 through that area. allow lot of extra time. 70 to through damcus, it is moving but it will take you a hile. guys? we also have sun blare on the roads too. sunnhot, high of 91. tomorrow, still in the 90s. even friday, the highest humidity will be friday as well with tmperatures in the mid-90s. then rain chances headed into the weekend. doesn't look too bad. cooler on sunday. >>> tomorrow on "news4 today," sending the kids back to school can be a relief

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itterim head coachanada leading the teamh d.j. durkinwhat he's seen from the players in such difficult circumstances. >> the players did a tremendous job ofus focing on each other and continuing to think about, talk about, grieve about and find different ways to play for jordan and that's something our organization is doing and how we're hand lung that. focused on the safety and -- it the a process forr, whate we're excited about school getting ready and this it's game we n. >> all right. sherree, thank you. >>> parents, we have an importt recall alert for you tonight involving a popular children's medicine. our consumeror rr susan hogan is here with the details to keep your kids safe. susan? >> pfizer is recalling som of its children's advil bubble gum-flavored medicinew e company is concerned about accidental overdoses due to confusion with the dozage t cut -- the dosage because they are printed in mill liters. check o our nbc washington app and search advil recall for more information. >> well, if it seems like there's been more touri

as a result, head coach d.j. durkin was placed on leave. his players are coming to his defense. >> the accusations are false. i hope the coach comes back because he deserves to. he'd laid the done t hardk to g where we are. de co-poe c, s news, new york. >> officials are looking into how he handled domestic abuse allegations against a former assistant coach back in 2015. meyer was suspended without pay on august 1st. the report on the investigation is expected to be delivered to university leaders sometime this week. >>> 14 people were hurt at an oklahoma casino when wild weather hit the concert venue where the back street boys and 98 degrees were scheduled to perform. wind star world casino and resort says it began evacuating fans from the concert site when lightning was reported in the area saturday afternoon. but about 150 concert goers didn't leave. when the storm hit, 80 mile an hour winds and heavy rains knocked over the trusses and the entrance collapsed on the remaining fans. >> they were trapped in there. they actually had to use a

at least for now, d.j. durkin is still the head coach. he died from a heat stroke in juft he collapsed during a football workout in may. yesterday the schoolnnounced strength and conditioning c coa rirt has resigned. theyze apolo to mcnair's parents and said the university accepts, quote, legal and moral responsibili for his death. >> you entrusted jordan to our care. and he is never returning home again. head coach dj durkin and other assistant coaches are on paid leave following an espn report claiming widpread abuse in the program. maryland's president wallace loh announced they will investigate the death and the practices of maryland athletics. >>>o' me largest union says leadership is lying and that it did give special treatment to white national lists during sunday's unite the night rally. the trn at the vienna metro station was marked special. fourth more, black train operators were not given a heads that they were transporting a group that -- >> we are a first amendment c righy. but there's no time we've allowed any group to comma

. >> coach d.j. durkin is on administrative leave. news 4 justin finch is following this a controversy from college park. justin, good morning. >> good rng. the lawyer for infthe family of jordan mcnair is t calling for firing of the coach. t as you mentioned right now head coach durk is on administrative leave. mcnair died back at june weeks after collapsing at a pract e inmay. the family calls this as an obvious case of heat stroke that could have been prented. the director of athletics here at maryland says he's committed to investigating these allegations, come surface in an espn rreort. tions are coming in, as well democrat evans says in a statement that durkin and the director of athletics arepo ultimately rible for mcnair's death. govern larry hogan weighing in, too, calling it itg.eeply troubl d president loh said this is profoundly disturbing. get answers as to what happened on that field that day. those results are going to be i du september 15th and the family has yet to file suit t agains university for the death of mcnair

. >> head coach d.j. durkin of the athletic staff were placed on administrative leave last week. the university also parting ways with head strength coach rick court. athletic director damon evans and university president wallace lowe met with mcnair's family, saying they accept legal and moral responsibility. >>> this is an odd story. two sisters who worked in a school cafeteria in connecticut apparently had an appetite for cash, and we're not talking small potatoes here. the pair accused of stealing nearly $500,000 in a scam that authorities say dates back to 2013. cnn affiliate news 12 reports that joanne pasquarelli and marie wilson were arrested this week and charged with larceny and defrauding a public community. authorities say the missing cash was noticed last year when the school district installed an enhanced accounting system. both suspects are due in court next week. >>> far right conspiracy theorist alex jones suspended for one week from posting to twitter. a spokesperson says twitter pulled jones'

investigation scheduled to ntinue and by then we could know more about the future of head coach d.j. durkin. again, he remains on administrative leave. the burgundy and gold blur on i-95 earlier this afternoon likely the redskins. richmond is a wrap. the jets at home next thursday. pres tson game. 15 days of training camp in virginia's capital co welcome moving day, you might say for the players with one notable exception. thre redskins moving on without a veteran. sbirz has more fromne richmond more time. >> reporter: we got our last roster of trainine camps h in richmond and this version a little differen number 26, orlando scandrick no longee with team. the former dallas corn aback,n 11-year vet released by the burgundy a gold today. fellow cornerback josh norman caught off guard about the news. >> iot in the training room and i'm like, yeah, your boy is gone, and i'm like huh, how did that happen, but it wasn't something that i, you know, w thought going to happen. >> it was more of the rookie'se gence really so give orlando ample time to get on another team. >> reporter: one of the you

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the head coach, d.j. durkin, is on administrative leave.don't send your kid away to college -- michael, you send peinto young people and to be that's physically, emotionally, spiritually and just teach these people, teach our young kids, our young people that we worked so hard to get there to, hey, i'm giving my child to you, keep him safe, and they did anything but that. so of course he should be fired. >> the university has started some safety measures saying that they will make sure this never happens to another kid again and to another family, but you guys have not stopped as well. you've started a foundation, so what is your goal with your foundation? >> the jordan mcnair foundation was established to promote education awareness and prevention of heat-related illnesses, stop the bullying, you know, a child to learn their body, student athletes to learn their body. i ask everybody, especially all parents, please go to the jordanmcnairfoundation.org, contact us because this particular injury isn't something that just happened to rd see b

. >> and the strength aco itioning coach has resigned, rick kort he edresi the head coach d.j. durkine. do you think he should resign as well? >> yes, absolutely. he shouldn't be t able work with anybody else's kid. you don't see any -- you don't send your way away to college, michael. you send away to college for them to be developed into young people and physically, emotionay, spiritually and just teach our children kids, our p youngple that rework so hard to get there to pay. i'm giving my child to you. keep him safe, and they did anything but, that so, of cohose, hed be fired. >> umd president wallace lowe said on tuesday the univeacity pts legal and moral responsibility for mcnair's death. >>> another high school in northern virginia won't be playing under the friday night lights this fall. manassas park says there are not enough healthy students f told a football team. last week we told you that parkview hig school in sterling didn't have enough players to make up a team either. while juniors and seniors at parkview can transfer to nearby dominion to play, manassas park's junior

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the university of maryland has placed a fewcoaches, including the head coach d.j. durkin, on administrative leave. an attorney representing durkin's family called for him to be fired aft an espn investigation showed an abusive and toxic environment tha may have contributed to jordan's death. the president releaseata ent saying the university of maryland is committed to a football program that's safe and hune and whereur student athletes are successful in their athletic and academicndeavors. but for jordan's family they may never trust this university again. >> they knew what was going on down there. they knew. we did. we didn't know. his mother didn't. obviousl we wouldn't have p him in harm's way like that. >> reporter: a sports med cane consulting firm is doing its own independent investigaon into exactly what happened here. the university of maryland is going to share that information by september 15th. in college park, i'm tracee wilkins, news 4. >>> now the attorney representing jordan's family said sunday they will most likely file a civil lawsuit, but they are wait

university of maryland football player who died of heat stroke earlier this summer now say head coach d.j. durkin or should be fired on tuesday the university president accepted legal andns moral resility for mcnair's death but stopped short of firing the head coach. he andthletic director d mcnair's parents promising anst ination into these espn reports that the maryland coaches had been bullying those players,nd this morning on "good morning amcnica" mair's parents made it clear they think durkin has to go. >> and the strength and conditioning coach has resigned, rick court, he resigned. the head coach durk season on administrative leave. do you think he should resign as well? >> yes, absolutely. he shouldno be able work with anybody else's kid. you don't send your kid away to college, michael. u send your kid away for college for theel to be ded into young people and that's physically, emotionally, you know, spiritually and teach our children kids or our young peop that we work so hard to get there to say, hey, i'm giving my cld toou. keep him safe, and they did everything but that, so,ur of ,

the school has placed head coach d.j. durkinile they investigate allegations of a toxic culture in the program. the team's head strength coach resigned on monday. >>> all right, giants/dodgers, one of the biggest rivalries in baseball, and it certainly looked like it last night. giants catcher nick hunley had words for yasiel puig after a misswing, then when puig shovels hunley, it is on! both benches would clear. dodgers first base coach jordan lombard actually tackles hunley during the melee. nothing escalated from there. both were ejected from the game. the giants went on to win this one 2-1. >>> we know football fans go to great lengths to watch their teams play, but they may have nothing on this soccer mom from miami. >> my real passion is real madrid. i live my life for them. i wake up thinking about them. i go to sleep thinking about them. people will think i'm crazy, have no clue. >> maria garcia-mella cid is a die-hard fan and was caught up we motion when she met real madrid on the sidelines in her hometown. she will be

. >> reporter: three weeks from kicking off the new season, now d.j. durkinare placed on leave. while the school investigates multiple allegations detailed in an espn report following the june 13 death of one of its players, jordan mcnair. >> we have an individual hyperventilating after exercising. >> reporter: now current and former players and staff including multiple anonymous sources are speaking with espn. many allege that the program flourished on fear and intimidation. >> he should be fired for what happened in his role in it, the culture that he established. >> reporter: but others have come to durkin's defense. >> i know dj durkin. he worked for me for four years at the university of florida and he treats people with respect. >> reporter: these alleged behaviors are not consistent with the values i expect our staff to adhere to, a statement said. we reached out to the head coach for comment, but he did not respond. zachary kiesch, abc news, new york. >>> coming up in the next half hour, never mind russian hackers, how about a 11-year-old american, ab

d.j. durkin's name.in was put on leave. >> i think he's a great coach but i understand that there's a process to be taken. i just hope his name and reputation doesn mcnair's parents' perspective, durkin should be out as they told michael strahan in an exclusive interview. >> do you think he should resign as well? >> yes, absolutely. he shouldn't be able to work with anybody else's kid. you send your kid away to college for them to be safe and they did anything but that, so of course he should be fired. >> reporter: that family obviously still grieving about the loss of their son. a foundation has been created in the name of education and kind offed a vo advocacy top prevent something similar from happening as it relates to these heat-related illnesses. >> always a risk when you're playing sports. >> it is. >> regardless of what happens in this investigation, this sends a message to other football programs out there that are ramping up for the season, you got to take care of your athletes. >> it's a reall

now in the middle of an independent investigation into the football program, placing head coach d.j. durkin family lawyer telling us, while marty and tonya will never get another day with jordan, dr. loh's words were meaningful to them and give them some comfort that he will put the university on the path to change the culture of the program. the university saying they could have done more after this incident to help this young man and create a healthier environment out there on the football field. i keep coming back to this line about legal and moral responsibility. i mean, they're really trying to get out ahead of this thing. >> they are. glad that we heard from the parents saying it has brought them some source of comfort. what were you saying the other day when you two were talking about this, michael? >> you're getting pushed so much out there but always remember it's easy to be tough with somebody else's body. >> it is. it is. it is. like we talked about the other day, it's about being pushed to the next level. it doesn't matter if you're a teacher, a coach, all these leadership oppor