Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann on Wednesday met with the family of a former football player who left the team after claiming a coach bullied him and then limited his playing time.
Hermann had a meeting with parents of Jevon Tyree to clarify misunderstandings and resolve the issues relating to Tyree’s experience as a student-athlete at Rutgers University.
The state university of New Jersey also announced Wednesday that the school’s general counsel, John Farmer Jr., will review the incident and any subsequent actions taken by the athletics department.
Clarice and Mark Tyree were accompanied at the meeting by the Rev. Dr. DeForest B. Soaries Jr., senior pastor of the First Baptist Church of Lincoln Gardens, at their meeting with Hermann.
The university said the interests of the student-athlete were central to their conversation.
Hermann did not issue any comment in the statement released by Rutgers after the meeting. A telephone call to the Tyree family on Wednesday night went unanswered.
The meeting between Hermann and the family seemed necessary after the two sides had conflicting stories about whether Hermann spoke to them when they recently asked to discuss his role with the team and how coaching decisions were made.
