Bev Kearney Resigns: Texas Coach Admits Affair With 'Adult Student-Athlete' 10 Years Ago, 'Double Standard' Unfair?

University of Texas and Hall of Fame track and field coach, Bev Kearney has resigned after admitting to an affair with a UT track athlete.

According to CNN, on Saturday, the University announced the resignation saying the "intimate consensual relationship" with a athlete was the cause. A statement released from the university said the affair began 10 years ago and ended, "at least about eight years ago." 

Patti Ohlendorf, the head of the university's legal affairs department said, "cannot condone such an intimate relationship, including one that is consensual, between a head coach and an [sic] student athlete." Although the school officials don't believe that the coach had anymore affairs with any other, "We told Coach Kearney such a relationship is unprofessional and crosses the line of trust placed in the head coach for all aspects of the athletic program and the best interests of the student athletes on the team."   

An investigation has been conducted in the fall after the "adult student-athlete" reported the affair to UT officials, which later led to her decision to resign. Kearney's attorney argue that the track coach is being treated differently than her male counterparts, "We believe that Ms. Kearney has been subjected to a double standard and has received far harsher punishment than that being given to her male counter-parts who have engaged in similar conduct," read a statement sent to the officials. "It is a shame that this remarkably talented female African-American coach, who has devoted her life to helping others, is being bullied and scapegoated by the University of Texas."