University of Maryland president Wallace Loh said Aug. 14 that "the university accepts legal and moral responsibility" for the series of events during a team workout May 29 that led to the death of sophomore offensive lineman Jordan McNair June 13.
Loh indicated he and athletic director Damon Evans drove to Baltimore this morning to speak with McNair's parents, Tonya Wilson and Martin McNair.
"I wanted to express to them in private our apology for their loss of their son," Loh said. "I said I will mention it publicly this afternoon, but I wanted them to hear it directly from me this morning. The university accepts legal and moral responsibility for the mistakes that our training staff made on that fateful workout day of May 29, which, of course, subsequently led to his death on June 13."
