Utah State has advised head soccer coach Blake Anderson it plans to fireplace him relating to an incident that happened in spring 2023, the college introduced Tuesday.
ESPN first reported Tuesday morning that Anderson was being positioned on administrative depart. Utah State officers then introduced its plans to fireplace him, saying it decided Anderson “violated each his employment settlement and college coverage.”
“This choice comes after a radical exterior evaluation of alleged noncompliance with college insurance policies that implement Title IX, which require full and well timed reporting of disclosures of sexual misconduct − together with home violence − and prohibit workers from investigating disclosures of sexual misconduct themselves,” Utah State mentioned in an announcement.
Officers mentioned Anderson has 14 days to reply to the choice. Citing state public file legal guidelines and college insurance policies, Utah State officers mentioned they might not launch any further info associated to his eventual dismissal till all alternatives to reply and/or attraction have expired, which is 14 days.
Deputy athletic director Jerry Bovee, who served because the interim athletic director in 2023, and the soccer director of participant growth Austin Albrecht had been additionally fired “for violations of college insurance policies associated to the reporting of sexual and home violence and failures {of professional} obligations.”
Athletic director Diana Sabau advised the soccer gamers and workers of the choice and introduced defensive coordinator and defensive ends coach Nate Dreiling would be the workforce’s interim head coach for the 2024 season.
“As leaders, we’re chargeable for making certain allegations of USU coverage violations are investigated,” Sabau and  college president Elizabeth Cantwell mentioned in an announcement. “Immediately’s actions are the results of a radical exterior investigation, and we imagine the proof calls for quick motion. Our job is to fearlessly maintain ourselves and others accountable for his or her conduct and to guarantee that, for the sake of our college students and our group, we live the values of our college.”
Anderson, who beforehand coached at Arkansas State, has coached the Aggies for 3 seasons. He had a 23-17 file in Logan, Utah, and gained the 2021 Mountain West Convention title. Utah State went 6-7 final season and misplaced to Georgia State within the Well-known Idaho Potato Bowl to finish the season.