SUMMARY: It’s been a chaotic few days for the University of Maryland football program. In the fallout since the June death of player Jordan McNair, who became overheated during a practice, the school’s football coach, DJ Durkin, was placed on administrative leave, reinstated and finally fired. Sportswriter John Feinstein joins Amna Nawaz to discuss how this saga represents the politics of college football.
SUMMARY: University of Maryland football player Jordan McNair, 19, was hospitalized in May after he had trouble breathing and standing upright during practice. His death two weeks later sent shockwaves through the college football world and raised questions about the coaching staff's response. Amna Nawaz sits down with sports writer and author John Feinstein.
SUMMARY: Two brothers wrongly convicted of murder were granted a new trial, but then they faced an excruciating decision; plead guilty to a lesser crime and go home as convicted felons, or risk trial and the chance of going back to prison. John Yang reports in this story produced by students at the University of Maryland’s Capital News Service, in collaboration with Injustice Watch of Chicago.
