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(04-03-2021 06:32 PM)UCGrad1992 Wrote:  

Quote:Cincinnati men's basketball coach John Brannen has been suspended, per The Athletic's Justin Williams. The university has opened an investigation into Brannen after six players entered the transfer portal in a span of a few days due to a rift between Brannen and his players.

There is no timeline for his return and it's believed the review is being conducted in order to look for something that would justify the for-cause firing of Brannen.

Brannen's attorney, Tom Mars, told Sports Illustrated's Pat Forde "there's absolutely no basis here for coach Brannen to be terminated for cause."

"I've thoroughly reviewed everything that's being investigated by UC's outside counsel," Mars said. "From what I can tell, it appears that Jeff Long must have given UC's AD a copy of the David Beaty playbook."

Long is the former athletic director at Kansas. Beaty is the former men's basketball coach for Kansas who sued the school over his firing in 2019. The two parties eventually reached a settlement.

Brannen Retains Lawyer - Settlement Pending

Does SI read this board? I think they fell for our April Fool's post. From the story you linked:

"The University has always put the welfare of its student-athletes first," Kansas director of athletics John Cunningham said in a statement.