SALT LAKE CITY – A day after the University of Utah replaced Defense Coordinator Morgan Scalley after investigating a racial fraud he used in 2013, former Utah cornerback Ryan Lacy said he had death threats for his part in the Received investigation.
“I have received threats against my family!” Lacy tweeted early Thursday morning while tagging the university’s Twitter account. “It makes me sick! My mother is afraid after her address becomes known. No phone call, no worries, but you had enough time to rewrite a contract for a coach who had clearly shown misconduct.”
Lacy later shared a screenshot of the direct message he received from someone who repeatedly called him the N-word while threatening him.
The University of Utah tweeted on Thursday afternoon that threats to Lacy were “repulsive” and “such actions would not be tolerated by the university”.
“Although we know that the vast majority of the # UUU community treats one another with respect and dignity, there are some outliers who don’t share this spirit,” added the university. “We strongly condemn their racist words and actions.”
Alum @SpotlightLacy threats are repulsive.
Such actions are not tolerated by the university.
– University of Utah (@UUtah) July 2, 2020
Shortly after Utah announced that Scalley had been suspended and the university had hired an outside agency to investigate the incident, Lacy went to Twitter on June 5 to say that the 2013 mishap was not an isolated incident. He claimed that Scalley called him the N word in 2008.
Lacy said he told some teammates and even discussed the problem with Scalley five years later, but he said Scalley wasn’t making an honest apology, but rather “an excuse.”
The external agency, Husch Blackwell, said she had investigated the incident and found that three former student athletes had found out about the incident, but none of them had observed that it happened. The report added that none of the coaches or program staff could “confirm this claim” at this time and “Scalley contested the claim”.
But Lacy claims the incident happened. On Thursday, he tweeted that he was “no longer afraid to tell my truth” after Utah “openly dismissed and ignored” his allegations against Scalley. “No longer intimidated,” he added.
In a conference call with the media on Wednesday, Scalley made an emotional apology to everyone he might have been hurt by because of his “extreme lack of judgment”.
“How I feel doesn’t matter much compared to the injuries I’ve done to others,” said Scalley. “But I focused on repairing damage I’ve done to relationships – whether teammates, former players, current players, or anyone in the community. That was my focus.”
As part of Scalley’s job retention, the university deprived him of his waiting coaching title, which was awarded to him in December, and reduced his salary from $ 1.1 million to $ 525,000.
I have received threats against my family !. @UUtah I’m sick of it! My mother is afraid after her address is revealed. No phone call, no worries, but you had enough time to rewrite a contract for a trainer who had clearly proven misconduct.
– Ryan Lacy (@SpotlightLacy) July 2, 2020
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