Wichita State head coach Gregg Marshall has resigned following an internal investigation into alleged abuse of players and staff.
Amazingly, Marshall will earn $7.75 million after resigning following allegations of punching a former player and verbally abusing many others.
Here are details from ESPN:
The school and Marshall agreed to a contract settlement of $7.75 million to be paid over the next six years.
“This was a difficult decision, but one I feel was necessary for my family, the university and, most importantly, the student-athletes,” Marshall said. “I remain grateful for my years spent at Wichita State. I wish to thank the coaches, student-athletes, the university, the community, and all of Shocker Nation for their unending dedication, support and loyalty. I am incredibly proud of this men’s basketball program and all it has achieved over the past 14 years and am confident of its continued success.”
Assistant coach Isaac Brown will serve as the team’s interim head coach.
Just before announcing his resignation, Marshall met with the team and staff and told them to move forward under Brown and “shock the world,” a source within the program told ESPN’s Myron Medcalf. While the allegations against Marshall were severe, “no one took [the announcement] easy” because multiple players on the current team had rallied behind Marshall amid the turmoil, the source said.
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There’s no way to spin it, nor should it be spun: it’s a horrible, disgusting look for the college coaching industry that a man who was effectively proven to have punched one of his players and verbally abused many others was paid $7.75 million to leave. Huge yikes, folks.
— Matt Norlander (@MattNorlander) November 17, 2020
One D-1 head coach on Gregg Marshall settlement:
“What a crock of s- – – this guys treated kids/ assistants like that for decades and walks away with 8 mill. Wow. What a messed up system.”
— Jeff Goodman (@GoodmanHoops) November 17, 2020
