Ryan Moran cleared to return as UMBC men’s lacrosse coach, lawyer says

Ryan Moran, who has been on administrative leave since at least October , has been cleared to return to coach the UMBC men’s lacrosse team, according to his attorney. The university’s decision to place Moran on leave was initiated by a bullying and “sexual misconduct” allegation made in September by one player against a teammate , lawyers representing the accuser told The Baltimore Sun last month. “My family and I are all very excited that this process is over,” Moran said in a written statement distributed Thursday morning.

“We have been patient and fully cooperative through it all. I have been a Division 1 lacrosse coach for 23 years, with 10 of those years being the Head Coach at UMBC. I take great pride in the reputation I have been able to create in that 23 year window and the successes and relationships that have come with it.

I am looking forward to the opportunity to get back to this team and this program. To the players and families that I brought into this program and the countless alumni I have had the privilege to coach, I am grateful for your patience and support. ” Reached via text, Moran said he could not offer more.

“Statement is all I can say,” he wrote. The attorney for the accuser and a UMBC spokeswoman did not immediately respond to a request for comment. According to Don M.