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The University of Minnesota fired its head football coach on Tuesday following an incident last month in which players staged a brief boycott in support of teammates who were suspended in connection with a sexual assault investigation. Tracy Claeys, 48, was dismissed with pay on Tuesday, according to a statement issued by the university's athletic director, Mark Coyle, who said the Golden Gophers needed to move in a new direction and address the "culture of the program." Players announced last month that they would not partake in team activities until 10 players were reinstated from suspensions that resulted from a university investigation into a sexual assault. Claeys supported the players in their push for more information about the investigation.
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