That was never my intent,” Koenning said in a statement.” Vic has actually suggested a lot to this program over the previous 18 months and to me, personally, for our time together both here and at Troy University,” Brown stated. Vic and I both reached the conclusion that the existing circumstances make continuing in his function as Defensive Coordinator challenging.
West Virginia and defensive coordinator Vic Koenning have actually mutually agreed to separate, the school announced Wednesday, a month after it began an examination into claims of Koennings mistreatment of gamers.
Safety Kerry Martin Jr. detailed the mistreatment that he got from Koenning in a social media post June 23, alleging that Koenning called him “slowed down” during a group workout earlier that month and has actually made inappropriate comments about faith, politics and the recent demonstrations against bigotry and cops brutality.
Koenning, 60, who was put on administrative leave following the claims, issued an apology a day after Martins post. He repeated his apology once again Wednesday.
” I stay regretful to anybody who perceived something I did or said as painful. That was never my intent,” Koenning stated in a statement. “I want to thank all the former and existing coaches, coworkers and players– of all different ethnicities and backgrounds– whose support and support have actually been important to me and my household.
” I am eliminated the procedure is over however will be permanently changed by the experience. Personally, I d enjoy to get back to coaching our men, however I know that doing so would produce extra analysis and lingering distractions for our program. Taking all this into consideration, we have pertained to this mutual decision to separate.”
Mountaineers coach Neal Brown said in a statement that the choice to part methods with Koenning “places us in the very best position to positively move on.”
” Vic has meant a lot to this program over the previous 18 months and to me, personally, for our time together both here and at Troy University,” Brown stated. Vic and I both reached the conclusion that the current scenarios make continuing in his function as Defensive Coordinator challenging.
Koenning will be paid $591,451 as part of a separation contract– 55% of the staying value for the two years that remained on his agreement.
He joined West Virginias staff in 2019 after operating in the exact same role under Brown at Troy from 2015 to 2018. Koenning spent three seasons as Wyomings head coach and led Illinois in an interim head-coaching role in 2011.
