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A former women’s college basketball coach admitted to having sexual relations with one of his former players, according to court documents.
According to the Associated Press, Chuck Love said in a statement last February that he and Ashley Scoggin had sex before his dismissal from the team in 2022, after initially denying it.
The former player initially filed a civil lawsuit in 2024 against Love and university officials, accusing Love and the athletic director of failing to implement safeguards, rules or training to prevent staff members from having sexual relationships with student-athletes.
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A court filing says former Nebraska coach Chuck Love admitted to having sexual relations with former player Ashley Scoggin. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File; Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Scoggin described in her original complaint how Love became especially interested in her and that the relationship became sexual and caused her to fear retaliation if she refused to participate in it.
A March 17 document said “Love first admitted to having a sexual relationship” with Scoggin on February 5.
Love initially denied Scoggin’s claims that he sought sexual relationships with students, discussed inappropriate topics with her and asked her out for drinks.
Nebraska associate head coach Chuck Love talks to players from the sideline during an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Jan. 4, 2022. (Rebecca S. Gratz/AP)
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Scoggin’s attorney, Maren Chaloupka, wrote that the university’s Board of Regents, head coach Amy Williams and former athletic director Trev Alberts, all named as co-defendants, “supported his denial.” Williams and Alberts said in their joint response to the civil lawsuit that they did not have “sufficient information or belief to admit or deny the allegations” of a sexual relationship between Scoggin and Love.
Scoggin played two seasons for the Cornhuskers. She was fired from the team the same day Love was suspended with pay in February 2022. Love resigned three months later. Scoggin, who is from Dallas, Oregon, transferred to UNLV.
Scoggin was kicked off the Nebraska team a few days after teammates discovered her, fully clothed, in Love’s room during a road trip.
Nebraska’s Ashley Scoggin plays against Michigan during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lincoln, Nebraska, on Jan. 4, 2022. (Rebecca S. Gratz/AP)
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The university, in its initial response to the lawsuit, said Scoggin’s expulsion from the team was justified, in part, because of “dishonesty and mistrust” between Scoggin and his teammates.
