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And it begins: USAToday Article on Verge and the sexual assault cover-up

Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:44 pm
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
107795 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:44 pm
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Burying an abuse complaint and circumventing Title IX reporting policies should be disqualifying for any leadership position in athletics, let alone the head of the entire department.

Not at LSU!

As if its dumpster fire isn’t big enough already, LSU appointed Verge Ausberry as its interim athletic director Friday and gave him full authority to hire the school’s next football coach. The same Ausberry who was suspended by the school in March 2021 for his role in improperly handling complaints of sexual and physical abuse against LSU athletes.[/b]
This post was edited on 11/5/25 at 4:46 pm
Posted by Nitrogen
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Member since Aug 2016
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Posted by dru5
Houston, TX
Member since May 2013
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Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:45 pm to
Who could have seen this coming? Not the retards running the show.
Posted by Demonbengal
Ruston
Member since May 2015
4542 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:47 pm to
The most predictable thing of all time.
Posted by Ping Pong
LSU and UVA alum
Member since Aug 2014
5910 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:47 pm to
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Who could have seen this coming? Not the retards running the show.


There's only 1 known retard and he resides at the Governor's mansion
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
107795 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:48 pm to
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Ausberry, Husch Blackwell found, did not report that then-LSU wide receiver Drake Davis told him in a text message that he had punched his girlfriend. No other LSU official knew about the incident until two weeks later, when the woman, another LSU athlete, went to an athletic trainer because she was still in pain.


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Davis eventually pleaded guilty to two criminal counts of battery.



That seems……bad
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
12368 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:50 pm to
Drake Davis beat the shite out of that girl and Verge tried his hardest to just sweep it under the rug.
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
12325 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:50 pm to
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There's only 1 known retard and he resides at the Governor's mansion

Nonsense. State is full of retards.
Posted by tzimme4
Metairie
Member since Jan 2008
31951 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:51 pm to
"Opinion" piece
Posted by RRBengal
Member since Feb 2021
348 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:51 pm to
This almost seems like a setup to get Verge out without h him kicking and screaming. He knows where way too many bodies are buried. If public pressure mounts the admin can throw its hand up and tell him we didn’t do anything!
Posted by TigerGrad03
Member since Dec 2024
526 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:51 pm to
This was written and published 10/31/25
Posted by Demonbengal
Ruston
Member since May 2015
4542 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:51 pm to
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Drake Davis beat the shite out of that girl and Verge tried his hardest to just sweep it under the rug.


It’s really amazing how Lester Earl continues to screw over LSU so far removed.
Posted by LSURulzSEC
Lake Charles via Oakdale
Member since Aug 2004
79069 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:52 pm to
Liberal rag...ignore it...
Posted by lsupride87
Member since Dec 2007
107795 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:52 pm to
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"Opinion" piece
That price has many “facts” in it unfortunately
Posted by Bayou_Tiger_225
Third Earth
Member since Mar 2016
12368 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:52 pm to
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Liberal rag...ignore it...
Doesn’t make it false
Posted by MRTigerFan
Baton Rouge
Member since Sep 2008
6245 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:53 pm to
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There's only 1 known retard and he resides at the Governor's mansion

Plenty of retards involved in this shitshow. I'm starting to understand why Kelly became so disinterested
Posted by Philzilla2k
Member since Oct 2017
12325 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:54 pm to
Posted by Masonburden67
Member since Dec 2017
1354 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:55 pm to
I just don’t understand why something from 2021 just now coming up when he elected AD? Why didn’t lsu or the governor do something about it in 2021 ? Why did the new president feel so convinced to make a decision on the AD before he even had time to actually meet the dude and do an interview process ?
Posted by Harry Caray
Denial
Member since Aug 2009
20008 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:55 pm to
So let me get this straight

Rousse removes Verge's interim tag because he's a yes-man and we're scrambling to not look incompetent in order to hire a HC

Rousse then learns after the fact about Verge's involvement in the cover-ups

Rousse then backtracks the interim-removal because he wants to separate himself from the Verge hire now that his transgressions are back in the news cycle

This is all within 24 hours of Rousse being named LSU system president

I miss anything?
Posted by JimTiger72
Member since Jun 2023
15391 posts
Posted on 11/5/25 at 4:56 pm to
Revisiting this now but I recall Miriam Segar & Sharon Lewis being more in the wrong with that ordeal than Verge was. He served a suspension for it and figured it was behind them after that.
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