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A former women’s college basketball coach admitted to having sex with one of his former players, according to court documents.
According to the Associated Press, Chuck Love said in a deposition last February that he and Ashley Scoggin had sex before he was fired from the team in 2022, after initially denying it.
The former player initially filed a civil suit in 2024 against Love and university officials, accusing Love and the athletic director of failing to take protective measures, rules or training to prevent staff members from having sexual relations with student-athletes.
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A court filing says former Nebraska coach Chuck Love admitted to having sex with former player Ashley Scoggin. (AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, file; Tony Quinn/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Scoggin described in her initial complaint how Love took a particular interest in her and that the relationship became sexual and made her fear retaliation if she refused to engage in it.
A March 17 filing said “Love first admitted to having a sexual relationship” with Scoggin on February 5.
Love initially denied Scoggin’s claims that he sought sex with students, that he discussed inappropriate topics with her, and that he invited her out for drinks.
Nebraska associate head coach Chuck Love speaks to players from the sidelines during an NCAA college basketball game against Michigan in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 4, 2022. (Rebecca S. Gratz/AP)
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Scoggin’s attorney, Maren Chaloupka, wrote that the university’s board of trustees, head coach Amy Williams and former athletic director Trev Alberts — all named as co-defendants — “endorsed his denial.” Williams and Alberts said in their joint response to the civil lawsuit that they did not have “sufficient information and belief to admit or deny the allegations” of a sexual relationship between Scoggin and Love.
Scoggin played two seasons for the Cornhuskers. She was fired from the team the same day as Love’s suspension with pay in February 2022. Love resigned three months later. Scoggin, a native of Dallas, Oregon, transferred to UNLV.
Scoggin was kicked off Nebraska’s team days after her teammates discovered her, fully clothed, in Love’s room during a road trip.
Nebraska’s Ashley Scoggin plays against Michigan during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game in Lincoln, Nebraska, Jan. 4, 2022. (Rebecca S. Gratz/AP)
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The university, in its initial response to the lawsuit, said Scoggin’s removal from the team was justified, in part, because of “dishonesty and distrust” between Scoggin and her teammates.
