Report: Maryland Students Plan Durkin Protest For Thursday
Students from the University of Maryland are going to protest DJ Durkin’s return to the sidelines.
Yesterday, news broke that Maryland Terrapins head coach DJ Durkin had been reinstated by the school’s brass. As you’d expect, the reactions weren’t great. Some players walked out on Durkin and now, according to ESPN, students are planning a massive protest on Thursday.
“The University of Maryland’s student government association has organized a rally Thursday to protest the reinstatement of football coach DJ Durkin and to demand justice for Jordan McNair, the Maryland offensive linemen who died June 13 from heatstroke he suffered after a May 29 team workout.”
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“Jonathan Allen, Maryland’s student body president, told ESPN that students are “outraged” by the board’s decision. Allen will introduce emergency legislation at a student government association meeting Wednesday night that will call for university president Wallace Loh to fire Durkin. Sources told ESPN that Loh, who announced Tuesday that he will retire in June, only brought back Durkin after the board of regents threatened to fire the president if he didn’t reinstate the coach.”
Furthermore, Maryland has a nationally televised game on Saturday against Michigan State. Since the game is at home, I’d imagine there will be protestors on hand for the game as well.
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ESPN2 will broadcast the game nationally at 12:00 P.M ET. The Maryland football program can become bowl eligible with a win.