UT football: Regents to discuss Applewhite incident [View all]

AUSTIN — Texas offensive coordinator Major Applewhite was disciplined four years ago for what athletic director DeLoss Dodds called “inappropriate, consensual behavior with an adult student,” the school revealed Friday.

UT’s board of regents will discuss the matter in a specially called Sunday meeting that will include consultation with attorneys.

In separate statements released Friday night, Dodds and Applewhite called the incident a one-time occurrence. Dodds said it happened during activities related to the 2009 Fiesta Bowl, when Applewhite was UT’s assistant head coach and running backs coach.

Dodds said he learned of the incident later that month, and that Applewhite admitted his “inappropriate conduct.” Applewhite “fully accepted his discipline, including counseling,” Dodds said.

More at http://blog.chron.com/longhorns/2013/02/ut-football-regents-to-discuss-applewhite-incident/

[font color=orange]Last month, UT women’s track and field coach announced she was resigning after UT investigated her for what she called a consensual relationship with an adult student-athlete that took place in 2002. She is considering a lawsuit claiming gender/racial bias and suggested male coaches and professors at UT had not been punished for similar relationships.[/font]