{"id":221,"date":"2026-05-04T12:48:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thetiesthatbind\/?p=221"},"modified":"2026-05-04T12:48:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-04T16:48:57","slug":"chuck-love-former-assistant-for-nebraska-admits-sexual-relationship-with-player","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/thetiesthatbind\/2026\/05\/chuck-love-former-assistant-for-nebraska-admits-sexual-relationship-with-player.html","title":{"rendered":"Chuck Love, Former Assistant For Nebraska, Admits Sexual Relationship With Player"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_224\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-224\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-224\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/458\/2026\/05\/Nebraska-Coach_credit-Left-Nebraska-Huskers-Right-AshleyScoggin-X.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1200\" height=\"900\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-224\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Left: Nebraska Huskers | Right: @AshleyScoggin \/ X<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A former assistant for University of Nebraska women\u2019s basketball has admitted to a sexual relationship with a player following accusations of misconduct. Love has been brought into the spotlight following a suit by former player Ashley Scoggin, who was dismissed from the team in 2022. In 2024, Scoggin filed a lawsuit against Love and university officials alleging that her civil rights were violated prior to her dismissal from the team. Love was suspended with pay without the details for his suspension being revealed. He later resigned. Scoggin alleges she was groomed by Love to have a sexual relationship with him and then kicked off the team after the two were discovered in a hotel room in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>Love initially denied having any sort of sexual relationship with Scoggin. However, at a recent deposition, he admitted under oath that he\u2019d had sexual contact with her. Scoggin accuses her team of conspiring against her to reveal the relationship prior to a game against Penn State. According to Scoggin, members of the team set up a \u201cruse\u201d to prove that she was in Love\u2019s hotel room by having a teammate ask to see Love and filming an encounter as other teammates, who had gotten a key to Love\u2019s room, came into it and found Scoggin \u201cby herself in Love\u2019s hotel room, fully clothed.\u201d Love initially explained away Scoggin\u2019s presence in his room by claiming she was in there to discuss a personal problem.<\/p>\n<p>Scoggin claims the sexual relationship began in September 2021 and states she feared retaliation if she did not participate. After being found out in the hotel room, Scoggin says she was subjected to a two-hour \u201cinquiry\u201d with Love, other members of the coaching staff, and her teammates present to explain why she was in the room. According to the complaint, Love lied as to the real reason of why she was in the room because \u201cLove had told her not to disclose the relationship.\u201d She also feared she would be \u201cblamed as an equal participant in the relationship as if her power were equal to that of the associate head coach.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Prior to the incident, Scoggin had played two full seasons with the team. The university has supported Scoggin\u2019s dismissal, claiming that \u201cdishonesty and distrust\u201d between Scoggin\u2019s and the team warranted her dismissal. Scoggin\u2019s suit is seeking damages for mental suffering, as well as the loss of her place on the team and violations of her rights. She is also accusing university officials of failing to have proper safeguards in place to prevent such abuses of power. No date for the trial has been set.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A former assistant for University of Nebraska women\u2019s basketball has admitted to a sexual relationship with a player following accusations of misconduct. Love has been brought into the spotlight following a suit by former player Ashley Scoggin, who was dismissed from the team in 2022. 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