By 5 p.m. Monday, McCaffrey deleted all tweets related to UNC, including one congratulating graduate student Elijah Dotson on his record-breaking season.
Former player Justice Littrell celebrated the termination. He sent the Tribune a detailed accounting of his experience with the program.
Then, Northern Colorado fired Collins. Littrell said the administration asked him to join replacement interviews, ask some questions and provide his opinion to the selection committee, which featured President Andy Feinstein, Dunn, Senior Woman Administrator Rachel Walton and Sabolcik. “It went about as bad as it could have gone anyone who never coached college football,” Littrell said of McCaffrey’s interview.
The former team captain said the committee overlooked the lack of preparation, citing the last-minute nature. “He was literally never at the school,” Littrell said, agreeing with what some of his teammates told the Tribune in January. “He lived in Denver an hour away, and only came up when absolutely necessary.”
At the meeting, without McCaffrey or athletic trainers, Littrell received notification of what he called a “forced medical disqualification.” This meant he could keep his scholarship to finish school, but his athletic career was over. Littrell wanted to talk with McCaffrey and was promised a phone call.
“We have no control, Ed has no control. No coach nor administrator has a control over a student-athlete being medically disqualified. We have no say so in it whatsoever.” At first, it looked like things would improve, too, but nothing was long term. Most of what drew complaints from last year still occurred, he said.
“I feel for the players, because those were two of the best years of my life … It could have been a home-run hire, but it was a huge strikeout,” the booster said. “For a while, I was embarrassed to even say I played football at UNC.” “Those guys, a lot of them, bled UNC, did not want to leave but left because they were so miserable and because of how little Ed cared,” he added.
Littrell said McCaffrey stole the opportunity to have a senior day with the knowledge it would be his last game. He won’t put on another Bears helmet and play with his teammates or get tell to his future children he graduated with a specific UNC football class. . That, however, is not shameful, he said. It would speak to the training and development they received while in Greeley. Two of Collins’ recruits who left last year are contributing regularly on the Power Five level.
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