Utah State releases fired football coach Blake Anderson findings from investigators [Video]

Utah State football coach Blake Anderson put off suspending a player arrested for domestic violence — and instead reached out personally to the alleged victim in his own vigilante investigation to get a statement from her saying the athlete hadn’t done anything wrong, according to a new report from an independent review team.

The findings are the latest in the most recent scandal to rock the northern Utah school, which has repeatedly been the focus of mishandled sexual assault allegations over the past eight years, including previous concerns with Anderson. In this latest case, USU made the abrupt announcement earlier this month that it intended to fire Anderson for “significant violations” in his duties to report and respond to sexual misconduct that had occurred in spring 2023.

He was officially terminated Thursday ahead of what would’ve been his fourth season there.

Before now, the school in Logan had generally outlined concerns that Anderson failed to follow policy. But a new report …