Former Nebraska Coach Admits to Having Sexual Relationship with Player, Court Documents Claim

Chuck Love
Credit: AP Photo/Rebecca S. Gratz, File

NEED TO KNOW

• An attorney for the former player, Ashley Scoggin, alleged her former coach "for the first time admitted that he had a sexual relationship with Ashley” at a deposition on Feb. 5., according to reports citing pretrial documents
• Scoggin filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against her former coach and several Nebraska employees in February 2024, per the AP
• Scoggin's lawsuit reportedly came after she was dismissed from the team in 2022

A former assistant coach for the Nebraska women’s basketball team allegedly admitted to having sex with a former player, who later sued him and the university in federal court.

Citing pretrial court documents, USA Today, the Associated Press, and the Daily Nebraskan reported this week that an attorney for the former player, Ashley Scoggin, alleged her former coach, Chuck Love, “for the first time admitted that he had a sexual relationship with Ashley” at a deposition on Feb. 5.

Scoggin first filed a civil lawsuit in federal court against Love and several Nebraska employees in February 2024, according to the AP. Scoggin's lawsuit reportedly came after she was dismissed from the team in 2022 — days after teammates discovered her in Love’s hotel room while on a team trip, according to the outlet.

Upon being dismissed from the Nebraska team, Scoggin transferred to UNLV, where she continued her collegiate basketball career for two more seasons until she graduated in 2024.