Following up on the story that Marquess Wilson, who has left the Washington State football program, claimed in a statement that he and other players suffered “physical, emotional and mental abuse” at the hands of the Wazzu coaching staff, WSU athletic director Bill Moos has released a statement somewhat addressing the situation.
In the release, which the school was "[i]n response to numerous requests regarding Washington State University football,” Moos seemed to dismiss Wilson’s accusations as the university has “procedures in place... to monitor student-athlete welfare.”
While we’re quite certain this isn’t the last of this story, here’s the text of the statement, in its entirety:“It is unfortunate that Marquess has chosen not to go through the weekend and have the subsequent visit with me as we had discussed last Tuesday. I was hopeful to provide additional guidance if he was willing to meet the standards that have been set by Mike Leach and his staff in their effort to establish a competitive football program at Washington State. Unfortunately, during times of coaching transitions, departures are not uncommon.
“We have procedures in place that were developed to monitor student-athlete welfare in all of our sports programs. We will continue to follow those procedures and modify them if needed.
“I believe I join many Cougars in wishing Marquess well in his future endeavors. WSU athletics plans no future statement at this time.”