6 Clemson softball finishes the regular season on the road with a three-game series at No. AuburnUndercover.com first reporter the firing of Swift, who worked at Auburn since Sept. 2013. Sign up for the Auburn Wire newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning. YouTubes privacy policy is available here and YouTubes terms of service is available here. Director of Operations. Clemson softball score at Virginia Tech: Live updates from regular 6 Auburn athletics administrators fired. "Like any coach with the benefit of hindsight, there are things that could have been done differently," added Harsin. The concerns over Corey Myers at Arizona State were not about inappropriate relationships with players but rather about his use of the program to further his business interests and serving as a volunteer coach without permission, for which ASU self-reported an NCAA violation. It will be interesting to see how Haecker does in his new role as head coach for a different group of Tigers. Auburn football fired coach Bryan Harsin on Monday following the team's loss at Jordan-Hare Stadium against Arkansas, dropping to 3-5 on the season. AUBURN A former Auburn softball player has sued the university, school leaders and former softball coaches, alleging sexual discrimination and harassment. Auburn softball assistant Corey Myers was banned from school - ESPN Postseason invitational champion Mines worked at Auburn since Sept. 2003 and oversaw men's and women's swimming and diving, volleyball, gymnastics, and men's golf. A former Auburn softball player sent a 14-page complaint alleging abusive treatment by the Tigers coaching staff, a pattern of sexual harassment and concerns about administrative cover-up to school officials and Alabama Gov. 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Jenkins was involved in the Auburn softball scandal last year, includinginstructing players to delete text messages obtained from a teammate's phone that proved an inappropriate relationships between a player and then-assistant coach Corey Myers, who resigned that same day, March 30, 2017. ", Clint Myers announced his retirement on Aug. 23, citing in a statement "the importance of spending quality time with my wife, my children and my grandchildren. Cooper, Millie He hit a combined .258 batting average with an impressive on-base percentage of .399. Danielle played softball at Central Florida in college and also has some coaching experience at both Shorter University (D2) and Auburn University as well. ", Taylor, Auburn's Title IX coordinator, wrote in an email that her office doesn't "publicly comment on specific personnel issues involving a violation of university policy.". Although the letter concluded that Corey Myers engaged in inappropriate behavior with multiple students, the university has rejected an assertion that the former associate coach's actions created a hostile environment for other players. '", Fagan said she had been troubled by Corey Myers' behavior since her first year on the team, when, after a ground ball fielding drill, "he smacked me on the butt. DePaul also severed ties with Conviser and her medical companies. The school's Intimate Relations Policy prohibits anyone in a supervisory position from "pursuing or engaging in romantic or sexual relationships" with students or anyone else they are supervising. ", Nemeth has appealed the finding of non-responsibility on numerous procedural grounds, alleging that investigators interviewed only four witnesses, three of whom were acknowledged in the investigators' report to be "very loyal to the Respondent's family. Auburn softball has parted ways with assistant coach Eddy Ketelhut and director of operations Megan Reynolds. Use of and/or registration on any portion of this site constitutes acceptance of our User Agreement (updated 4/4/2023), Privacy Policy and Cookie Statement, and Your Privacy Choices and Rights (updated 1/26/2023). Interactions the ASU staffers said they had witnessed had been cordial and not concerning. Rockford Auburn 3. https://auburnwire.usatoday.com/2020/04/17/assistant-auburn-softball-coach-accused-of-physical-verbal-abuse/, SEC Baseball Power Rankings: Sweeps galore in Week 11, Five Tigers sign undrafted free agent contracts with NFL franchises, Twitter reacts to the Jaguars selecting Tank Bigsby, Ohio State WR Caleb Burton blown away by his Auburn visit, Auburn offers veteran linebacker transfer Larry Nixon III, Tyrin Lawrence could be a 'perfect fit' for Auburn, Former Colorado WR Montana Lemonious-Craig visiting Auburn this weekend, Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. One of the former ASU employees, who spoke only on the condition of anonymity, said that Clint Myers was "one of the most challenging coaches I've worked with.". Former Auburn softball player Alexa Nemeth files lawsuit against Bryan Harsin: What Could Happen if the Auburn coach was fired? - Sports Dean, softball complete 2023 signing class - Auburn University Athletics For the second straight game, Auburn used a big, early lead to cruise to victory. Auburn fires coach Malzahn after eight seasons - ESPN He really thinks that Corey is the best," the former administrator said. [2] Coaching career Radford James Madison Auburn She has now thrown six shutouts on the season. Nemeth, who attended Williams Peace University in Raleigh, North Carolina, last year,is seeking placement on the Auburn softball team; damages for loss of player benefits, mental anguish, embarrassment and emotional distress; injunctive relief; pre-judgment interest; attorneys' fees; costs; and such other legal or equitable relief to which she may be entitled. Data analyst and reporter for ESPN's Enterprise and Investigative Unit. Final. Auburn fires Harsin after less than 2 seasons - ESPN "I'm very fortunate to have had the opportunity to coach the Auburn softball program the last 17 seasons," Deese said. When Clint Myers was coaching at Arizona State University, his son served as a volunteer coach before being prohibited from serving "in any paid or unpaid capacity in any role with the women's softball program," in a letter sent to his father by then-ASU athletic director Lisa Love in January 2011. COLUMBIA, S.C. - Auburn scored four runs in the first inning and never looked back as the Tigers clinched the series at No. Outside the Lines has inquired about the records requests about a dozen times but has yet to receive any records. It's a big matchup for the Tigers, who are looking to improve their RPI in hopes. "The process has taken a really long time. (0:41). No. Please check your email for a confirmation. He did, however, speak about a letter he wrote to Auburn's Title IX office in answer to Nemeth's appeal, and took issue with the language that found "unwanted sexual conduct had occurred. Follow all your favorite Alabama teams at Auburn Wire and Roll Tide Wire! Auburn's Maddie Penta shut out South Carolina on Sunday with a no-hit effort. Former Auburn softball player alleges abuse, University negligence. One of the former Arizona State administrators as well as a former member of the support staff said that there was no indication or reports from players during Myers' tenure in Tempe that Corey Myers had engaged in any type of inappropriate behavior. Auburn softball parts ways with assistant coach, staffer - al.com "I was playing kickball at my mom's work and someone told me to look at my phone, and when I saw the news I started jumping up and down. The well-being of student-athletes was and is our utmost concern.". I'm looking forward to not having to deal with Auburn's Title IX office again. Swinson. Nemeth is bringing civil action under Title IX discrimination based on sex, discrimination and harassment andTitle IX retaliation, and failure to supervise. I was making so much noise that they had to stop the game. Deese offered a statement in Auburn's press release on her time on the Plains. Gus Malzahn fired: Auburn football coach out after 8 seasons The letter states, "We believe that by virtue of the father-son relationship [between Clint and Corey Myers] coaches looked the other way thereby allowing Auburn's Intimate Relations Policy to be violated.". The review is ongoing. Former shortstop Haley Fagan said several members of the team filed anonymous ethics complaints with the athletic department in September 2016, prompting the university to conduct an internal investigation that led to Corey Myers' resignation after a tearful team meeting. Northern Illinois NIC-9. 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