Players describe abusive environment on Oregon State team

Athletes and others with ties to the program told Sports Betting News that the head volleyball coach at Oregon State University runs an abusive program that has seen 11 players quit or transfer since 2016 and two team members contemplate suicide, with one attempting an overdose. In interviews with the AP and complaints made to the university, they said that fifth-year head coach Mark Barnard pits players against each other in team meetings, threatens to revoke scholarships for struggling players and pushes team members past health warnings in practice as punishment. Most did not want their names used, fearing they would endanger the status of the 12 athletes remaining on the team.