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SportsPulse: Officials from the University of Maryland held a press conference on Tuesday in which they took responsibility for the death of Jordan McNair.
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TOWSON, Maryland – A track and field coach has instructed trainees to "drag" Jordan McNair across the field during training where the 19-year-old linebacker has fallen, according to a report released Friday at McNair's death .

The results of the Independent Inquiry to the Council of Regents of the Maryland University System explained how Maryland training staff failed to detect or treat McNair promptly for heat illness during of a meeting of May 29th. McNair died on June 13th.

No decision has been made on the future of Chief Football Coach DJ Durkin, who was put off in August after an ESPN report said he had encouraged a culture of intimidation and humiliation. After a lengthy in-camera board meeting, USM Board Chair James Brady said staff decisions would not be made until after the end of the meeting. the second investigation of Durkin's conduct.

Brady said the second survey would be concluded "soon".

The chief sports coach, Wes Robinson, "shouted trainees to hang out (McNair) on the field," said investigators to one of the Maryland football players who was not identified. At this stage of the practice, the player stated that McNair "could barely stand up".

"The coaches preach a" do not stop "mentality, added the same player." Nobody wants to go to the pit (practice area for injured players). The pit is not a joke, and players avoid it at all costs. "

Rick Court, a former Maryland coach, who was hired by Durkin, resigned in August and the training staff members were put on leave.

McNair became ill during the sprints, although it took 34 minutes before he was removed from the field after showing his first symptoms, according to the report. He was placed in an ambulance 1 hour and 39 minutes later, his condition deteriorating and he began to suffer from epileptic seizures.

The Council of Regents took control of McNair 's death investigation as well as Durkin' s intimidation investigation on August 17. Both surveys had been conducted by the University of Maryland and the president of the school, Wallace D. Loh. that "the university accepts legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes that our training staff made during this fateful day of May 29th training."

Long-time sports coach Rod Walters was called to lead the McNair investigation and told reporters that McNair's case was "an atypical presentation of heat stroke".

Walters said Maryland's policy review of the action plan "responded to the guidelines" and that the school heat control procedure "met the standards, but concerns were raised in the report."

Walters has recommended changes, many of which have already been implemented in Maryland.