Firing of Aide, Resignation of Coach Linked
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — A former defensive coordinator who was fired by Florida football coach Galen Hall played a key role in the events that led to Hall’s resignation, a newspaper reported today.
Although Florida officials said they learned of extra payments by Hall to the dismissed coach, Zaven Yaralian, through an internal investigation, sources said Yaralian informed the NCAA and Florida on his own, the Palm Beach Post reported.
According to sources not identified by the Post, Yaralian, fired by Hall in 1987 and now secondary coach at Colorado, informed the NCAA and Florida officials during the summer that Hall had supplemented his income by $2,000 a year for two years.
“I have already answered NCAA inquiries concerning what happened at Florida, and they have told me I have done nothing wrong,” Yaralian said in a statement he released.
Yaralian said Hall paid the extra money so Yaralian’s salary would be equal to the salary of the previous defensive coordinator, Charlie Bailey.
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