Paige Elizabeth Cornelius detailed the allegations in a lengthy Facebook post published Wednesday, saying her time working for the football team’s sports medicine unit last season quickly became a nightmare as a “tall, attractive blonde girl” amid a rush of unchecked masculinity.
The treatment by one unnamed coach, Cornelius said, “truly kept me up at night” and made her dread going to practice. The coach, who Cornelius said is still employed by the team, then asked her what she was doing that weekend and suggested they go to a pool because she “would look amazing in a bikini,” she said.
The coach later told Cornelius to come to his room during a Cal home game and started getting undressed when she arrived, prompting her to start crying uncontrollably. The coach then ordered her out of his room, saying he could get any woman he wanted, she alleged.Cornelius said she was later passed over for a promotion because team officials told her she would be a distraction in the training room, taking the focus away from the players.