Rick Court is no longer Maryland’s strength coach, but he is at the center of three separate inquires into Maryland football: one by the school investigating the events leading to Jordan McNair‘s death, another by a law firm hired by the McNair family, and a third by the school peering into the culture of Terps football.
Still, Court is reportedly walking away with a nice chunk of change, according to Yahoo‘s Pete Thamel.
Source: Rick Court's settlement with Maryland is a lump sum of $315,000, which is two thirds of what he was due for the remainder of his contract. There's no mitigation going forward. There's also a mutual release of all claims by the school and Court.
— Pete Thamel (@PeteThamel) August 14, 2018
He’s also leaving College Park with his head held high. Court on Tuesday tweeted the resignation letter he submitted to his superiors on Monday. Court indicated he would like to coach again, and did not assign or excuse himself from blame for McNair’s death.
“Jordan McNair’s life and death are what we must all remember to put first as we face the future: What did we learn? How will we improve?,” he wrote. “What can we do to pay tribute to Jordan’s life? The gravity of the situation has deeply impacted my perspective on ‘the why’ I am coaching.”
Meanwhile, D.J. Durkin remains on administrative leave amid the probe(s) into the program.
Maryland opens its 2018 season Sept. 1 against Texas.