30 biggest college football scandals of all time, ranked

30 biggest college football scandals of all time

By Ethan Lee | Nov 4, 2019

Notre Dame linebacker Manti Te'o (5) fights his emotions as he leaves the field after a 42-14 loss against Alabama in the BCS National Championship game at Sun Life Stadium on Monday, January 7, 2013, in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Nuccio DiNuzzo/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) /

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In a September 16, 2016, file image lineman Jordan McNair of McDonogh High School. McNair died on June 13, 2018, two weeks after collapsing during a University of Maryland football team workout. (Barbara Haddock Taylor/Baltimore Sun/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) /

Maryland’s Jordan McNair passes away

During practice on May 29, Maryland Terrapins’ redshirt freshman Jordan McNair collapsed during practice. Two weeks later, he passed away from heatstroke. According to a report by NBC Sports, an investigation later found that “trainers on the scene did not follow proper procedures after [McNair] collapsed on the field.”

Head coach D.J. Durkin was placed on administrative leave on Aug. 11 as attention to the situation grew across the country.

An investigation was launched into what had been termed by ESPN to be a “toxic” culture at Maryland. Though the investigation found that the culture was not “toxic,” it did find “problems festered because too many players feared speaking out.”

Durkin was reinstated on Oct. 30. The University of Maryland then subsequently fired Durkin a day later as the Terrapins faced backlash from across the country for their initial decision.

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