SALT LAKE CITY-In a letter released by University of Utah athletics director and head football coach Kyle Whittingham Wednesday, the Utes will retain defensive coordinator Morgan Scalley.

Scalley, who is in his 13th season on the Utes’ staff and fifth season as defensive coordinator, came under fire in June after making racist comments to a former Utah football student-athlete, safety Robert Johnson in 2013.

The letter states that Scalley will retain his position but he will be disciplined in the following manner:

-Coach Scalley will engage with leadership of the University’s Equity, Diversity and Inclusion team. This consists of team vice president Mary Ann Villarreal. In so doing, Scalley will participate in regular and on-going diversity and inclusion education. They will be expected to be a key partner in addressing issues of racism and bias in the Utah Athletics Department, the University and the broader community.

-Despite a December 2019 multi-year extension agreed upon by Scalley and the University which would have paid him $1.1 million, his contract will be amended to his 2018 compensation level in the form of a one-year term for $525,000.

-This aforementioned December 2019 contract also included language from Harlan via a “verbal offer,”saying that Scalley would be the head-coach-in waiting whenever Whittingham steps down. That has since been rescinded per Wednesday’s news.

The letter also states that $100,000 of the money that has been taken out of Scalley’s contract will go toward addressing issues of systemic inequity and racism in society. Furthermore, portions of it will go toward “enhanced programming and staffing support to the Athletic Department’s U.T.A.H. (United Against Hate) group.

Harlan and Whittingham expressed their gratitude to all participants in this review and who provided “thoughtful and important information” for evaluative purposes.