DJ Durkin’s return as Maryland’s football coach lasted one day after he was fired on Wednesday night, just over 24 hours after being reinstated following an investigation into a college player’s death.

There was national outrage over the decision to allow Durkin to return to the role given that he was in charge when Jordan McNair died tragically five months ago due to heatstroke.

A medical report in the death found several issues with the treatment of McNair, including failure to assess his vital signs, not having proper cooling devices and failure to quickly recognise he was suffering heat illness.