In light of recent events at Minnesota State - Mankato, UW-Eau Claire will conduct its own investigation into its former football coach, Todd Hoffner. The 46 year old, who was arrested Tuesday, was the head coach for the Blugolds from 1999 to 2005.
UWEC Affirmative Action Director Teresa O'Halloran doesn't anticipate to find anything, but based on the seriousness of the allegations they want to make sure nothing is missed.
At Minnesota, videos of naked children were found on Hoffner's work phone. But O'Halloran doesn't anticipate to find much electronic evidence at UWEC because on how often they cycle out their computers. The investigation will be more focused on players, coaches, co-workers and anyone who worked with Hoffner during his time at Eau Claire.
I'm glad to see UWEC is taking action and looking into Hoffner's past during his time as head coach. In all honestly, I really hope nothing is found that links Hoffner's current allegations back to Eau Claire. I can't imagine the nightmare that Minnesota State - Mankato must be dealing with right now. Needless to say a FBI investigation is something Eau Claire will be looking to avoid.
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