UMD Students Outraged After No Firings: Report

COLLEGE PARK, MD -- Students reportedly are outraged at the decision by the University of Maryland to keep the football coach and athletic director and let the president resign next summer following the death of a student, and they are holding a rally to protest the decision.

The university opted to keep embattled Maryland Terrapins football coach DJ Durkin and Athletic Director Damon Evans after the death of student Jordan McNair this past summer, and University President Wallace Loh was allowed to wait until next June to resign, according to reports.

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.

Washington Post sports reporter Emily Giambalvo tweeted Tuesday night that the executive board of the UMD Student Government Association was organizing a rally to take place Thursday at 3:30 p.m.

The Facebook event lists the location as McKeldin Library, and around 300 indicated they were going as of around noon on Tuesday.

"We, the Executive Board of the University of Maryland Student Government Association, are outraged with the decisions made by the Board of Regents regarding the Maryland Football Program," the event page states. "In order to voice the opinions of the student body, we are organizing a rally, this Thursday, November 1st, 2018 at 3:30pm. We will be gathering in front of McKeldin Library marching down to the steps of the Main Administration building.

"We demand justice for Jordan McNair," it adds.

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

COLLEGE PARK, MD - NOVEMBER 25: Head coach DJ Durkin of the Maryland Terrapins walks off the field following the Terrapins 66-3 loss to the Penn State Nittany Lions at Capital One Field on November 25, 2017 in College Park, Maryland. (Photo by Rob Carr/Getty Images)