University of Maryland football scandal surrounding Jordan McNair's death: Baltimore Sun coverage

University of Maryland offensive lineman Jordan McNair died after a preseason workout in College Park on May 29. He was hospitalized at University of Maryland Shock Trauma Center, where he died of heatstroke 15 days later. On Aug. 14, University of Maryland President Wallace D. Loh and athletic director Damon Evans apologized to the McNair family and took "legal and moral responsibility" for the circumstances leading to his death.

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Mike Locksley, right, answers questions at a press conference in 2015 after Maryland athletics director Kevin Anderson, left, fired Maryland football coach Randy Edsall and named Locksley the interim head coach. (Algerina Perna / Baltimore Sun)

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Parents and students affix signs to the field's chain link fence during a ceremony in which the school officially retires the jersey number 70, worn by McDonogh player Jordan McNair at John McDonogh Stadium. McNair succumbed to heat stroke while practicing for the Maryland Terrapins. (Karl Merton Ferron / Baltimore Sun)