Former Kent State coach took over $100,000 in loans from booster, investigation says

Former Kent State coach Kenni Burns took over in loans from a booster according to an scrutiny That booster was also a school vendor Burns was placed on administrative leave in March and was fired on April Kent State never publicly gave a reason as to why Burns was placed on administrative leave or fired CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS COMAn independent review by an outside law firm identified that Burns had received six figures in loans from Michael Awad according to the Akron Beacon Journal The loans began in after Burns explained his house had flooded and was struggling financially because he hadn t sold his home in Minnesota Burns began to pay the in loans he had borrowed on Halloween and paid them off with nine checks over months according to the analysis There was no evidence that Burns paid interest on the loans UNC EMPLOYEES 'NOT LOVING THE BILL BELICHICK EXPERIENCE ' LONGTIME BOSTON REPORTER SAYSWhile Burns received the loans from Awad Awad helped him open a credit card with Hometown Bank In Burns failed to make the minimum payments and exceeded the credit card s limit and was sued by the bank according to the Akron Beacon Journal The bank s suit against Burns was settled once the former Kent State coach had paid off what he owed The loans that Burns received might have violated the state's ethics laws which prevent state employees from receiving benefits from boosters Burns was hired by Kent State prior to the season and saw little success as head coach The association went - during his tenure and they did not have a win over an FBS association Kent State has the longest operational losing streak in NCAA Division I football Follow Fox News Digital s sports coverage on X and subscribe to the Fox News Sports Huddle newsletter