Katie Rietkovich Browder: Ole Miss softball coach and 2 students' 'love triangle'

Katie Rietkovich Browder: Ole Miss softball coach and 2 students' 'love triangle'
Ole Miss softball assistant coach Katie Rietkovich Browder and head coach Jamie Trachsel are both facing accusations (The University of Mississippi)

OXFORD, MISSISSIPPI: At the University of Mississippi, nicknamed Ole Miss, several members of the softball coaching staff are under investigation due to complaints filed against an assistant coach accusing her of sexual misconduct with a player. A Title IX investigation has been launched after allegations of assistant coach Katie Rietkovich Browder having an affair with a student-athlete came to light.

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As per a report on the Running Poles podcast website, a letter was sent to Athletic Director Keith Carter on July 29, accusing head coach Jamie Trachsel of “covering up a sexual misconduct scandal involving two super seniors and a female assistant coach.” The letter accused Trachsel of knowing about the affair and bribing the players involved with scholarship money to remain quiet. “Based on these new allegations,” the letter said, “Head Coach Jamie Trachsel has now violated NCAA Bylaw for Unethical Conduct and the Conduct of Athletic Personal Responsibility of the Head Coach.”