ESPN.com reports: South Florida player Joel Miller said that allegations that he was inappropriately physically harmed by Coach Jim Leavitt at halftime of a November game are not true.
"I don't think anything should happen to him," Miller said. "Me and Coach Leavitt are fine. People can say different things but he only grabbed my shoulder pads to motivate me, because he's a passionate guy. He never apologized because he had nothing to apologize for."
USF is conducting an inquiry into allegations originally made by Joel Miller's father, Paul, in an online report. Paul Miller has backtracked from original comments that alluded to contact Leavitt allegedly made with his son's neck and face.
South Florida will face Northern Illinois in the International Bowl on Jan. 2.
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