Former Nebraska women’s basketball assistant coach Chuck Love is now at the center of a story that just refuses to stay quiet. And yes, it involves a reversal so sharp it could pull a hamstring.
According to court documents tied to a civil lawsuit, Love has now admitted to having a relationship with former player Ashley Scoggin. This allegedly happened before Scoggin was dismissed from the team back in 2022. Pause right there, because didn’t he originally deny all of this? He absolutely did.
In his initial response, Love said there was no relationship. Case closed, right? Well, fast forward, and now we’re here with a very different tune. It’s giving “I said what I said, but actually, let me update that.”
Meanwhile, Scoggin isn’t just watching this unfold quietly. She filed a lawsuit in 2024 claiming her civil rights were violated leading up to her dismissal. She’s asking for a jury trial in Lincoln and, of course, damages, because if you’re going through all this, you might as well aim for the full courtroom experience.
But Maren Chaloupka, Scoggin’s attorney, wrote in a March 17 filing, “At his February 5, 2026 deposition, Love for the first time admitted that he had a sexual relationship with Ashley.”
Chaloupka wrote that the university’s Board of Regents, head coach Amy Williams and former athletic director Trev Alberts — all named as co-defendants — “endorsed his denial.”
USA Today on Tuesday was first to report Love’s admission in the court document. Denise Frost, Love’s attorney, did not immediately respond to an Associated Press message seeking comment.
Scoggin described in her original complaint how Love took a special interest in her and that the relationship turned sexual and caused Scoggin to fear retaliation if she refused to engage in it.
The regents, Williams and Alberts said in their joint response to the civil lawsuit that they didn’t have “sufficient information and belief to either admit or deny the allegations” of a sexual relationship between Scoggin and Love.
The university, in its initial response to the lawsuit, said Scoggin’s removal from the team was warranted, in part, because of “dishonesty and distrust” between Scoggin and her teammates.
At the end of the day, this isn’t gossip; it’s a legal situation that could have serious consequences. A jury trial, civil rights claims, and shifting statements? That’s not light work.
So now we wait for the courtroom, for more details, and probably for a few more “plot twists” nobody saw coming.
Courtesy of Black Sports Online.
