Chris Partridge reacts to NCAA exoneration after being accused of coercing players to lie

ChrisPartridgereactstoNCAAexonerationafterbeingaccusedofcoercingplayerstolie OneofthebigthingsthatcouldgetsweptundertherugwhenitcomestotheMichiganfootballNCAACommitteeonInfractionsfindingsthatwerereleasedonFridayisthatformerWolverineslinebackerscoachChrisPartridgewasexoneratedofwrongdoing. Partridgehadbeenaccusedofmultiplethings,includingdirectinghispositiongrouptolietotheNCAAinvestigators(thiswassaidbyoneplayer,namedintheCOIreportas‘student-athlete1’)aswellasworkingoutarecruitimpermissiblyandgivinggeartoanotherimpermissibly. Youcanreadaboutallofthefindingshere,butnow,hourslater,PartridgefinallybrokethesilencewithastatementhereleasedonhisX(formerlyTwitter)account. PartridgeiscurrentlycoachingintheNFLwiththeSeattleSeahawks,butheendedupthereduetotheinformant’serroneousreport,leadingtohisfiringbyMichigan.Whileitmightfeelgoodtobeexonerated,andthoughhedidendupgoingfromthecollegegametotheNFL,