All About The Money, Exhibit A: Maryland reinstates football coach DJ Durkin even after it’s revealed he oversaw a ‘toxic’ culture that ultimately left one player dead. The administration would later fire him a day later after outrage and protests from students, politicians and Maryland football players themselves.

 

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