Mike MacIntyre enjoyed a dream of a breakthrough season that ended in a 3-year, $16.25 million contract extension.
Events that occurred between the end of the season and the announcement of that extension have now put the deal in jeopardy.
While awaiting a flight home from the Home Depot college football awards show in early December, MacIntyre received a call from Joe Tumpkin’s longtime girlfriend, where the woman confessed years of physical abuse at the hands of the CU assistant. As detailed in a Sports Illustrated story, the woman made MacIntyre aware of the abuse, and the coach pledged to do something about it. She recalled around 80 incidents of violence over a 2-year period.
MacIntyre spoke with CU athletics director Rick George and, as time progressed, the woman never heard from MacIntyre again — only the Buffaloes’ lawyer …
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