Decision follows SCNG report which revealed allegations that Gonzalez routinely abused and bullied players.
Idaho volleyball head coach Chris Gonzalez resigned under pressure on Friday after a university commissioned investigation that confirmed dozens of allegations of abuse and bullying by Gonzalez first detailed in
“At least he’s not going to be able to harm any other athletes in the future,” said Marissa Drange, a former Idaho player. “But think the university should have continued to pursue the investigation. It just kind of a cop out to say oh, he resigned.” The OCRI also found “sufficient evidence” that Gonzalez, the Southern California native and former U.S. national team coach, discriminated against players based on national origin and violated three other university policies, according to the OCRI’s 42-page report. The OCRI found insufficient evidence that Gonzalez sexually discriminated against female assistant coaches.
Idaho hired the law firm Thompson & Horton to investigate the culture of the school’s volleyball program under Gonzalez in response to a 9,000-word SCNG investigation in December that detailed allegations that the coach routinely physically, verbally, emotionally abused, bullied, body shamed players, pressured them to play or practice against the orders of the university’s sports medicine staff and denied players food.
Player interactions with Gonzalez, one starter told investigators were “70 percent negative.” The summaries portray Gonzalez, who is 5-51 overall, 1-32 in Big Sky Conference play in two seasons at Idaho, as a coach who has failed to connect with his players and often lashed out in frustration. The Vandals have lost 24 consecutive Big Sky matches.
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