UMD President Stepping Down: Report

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Embattled Maryland Terrapins football coach DJ Durkin and Athletic Director Damon Evans will both survive the scandal that consumed the university when a student died during practice this summer, but University President Wallace Loh will step down next June, according to a report.

WTOP reports that Durkin will be on the sidelines when the Terps host Michigan State on Saturday. Durkin and the UMD administration came under fire after the death of Terrapins offensive lineman Jordan McNair on June 13.

McNair, 19, collapsed during a preseason conditioning drill two weeks prior, and an independent investigation determined that trainers on the scene didn't follow proper procedures.

Earlier this season, before the game against the Texas Longhorns began, there was a moment of silence to honor the memory of McNair. Then the Terps lined up with a hole on the field in McNair's position.

McNair's number, 79, has been retired by the team until 2021, according to ESPN, which reported the measure would be in place until after he would have graduated and was one of several tributes planned.

Loh apologized in August for what happened to McNair and said that steps would be taken to ensure that "no University of Maryland student-athlete is ever again put in a situation where his or her safety and life are at foreseeable risk."

A preliminary review found that trainers misdiagnosed Jordan’s initial symptoms and did not even take his vital signs, according to Loh.

"The University accepts legal and moral responsibility for these mistakes," Loh said in a statement.

Following the ESPN report, Terps head football coach DJ Durkin was put on administrative leave. Strength and conditioning coach Rick Court "parted ways" with the university, according to CBS.

Additional reporting by Elizabeth Janney/Patch

LANDOVER, MD - SEPTEMBER 1: University of Maryland athletic director Damon Evans (L) and university president Wallace Loh watch pregame before the start of the Maryland Terrapins and Texas Longhorns game at FedExField on September 1, 2018 in Landover, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)