“The University’s review of the information you supplied, together with an examination of expense reports and email messages described above, does not indicate that Coach Ryan made improper use of University resources,” Taffora and Dickey wrote in their letter to Van Ert.

“We did not find any evidence where an expense associated with any airfare, hotel room stay, food, drink, or entertainment expenses for you was borne by the University. In fact, in our interview of Coach Ryan, he denied submitting any request for reimbursement of expenses attributable to you and indicated that he paid the expenses for you for these items himself. Our review of the men’s basketball team’s expense reports also did not uncover any evidence of the misuse of University resources where another member of the men’s basketball team staff submitted an expense reimbursement statement (or was reimbursed) for those expenses attributable to you.”

Van Ert wrote in the email that she had recently ended the affair with Ryan that lasted nearly six years.