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Norwood Teague
In this Oct. 10, 2013, file photo, Minnesota athletic director Norwood Teague spoke at a news conference in Minneapolis. The University of Minnesota announced Friday, Aug. 7, 2015, that Teague submitted his resignation after three years on the job.
Carlos Gonzalez | Star Tribune via AP

Officials involved in the hiring of former University of Minnesota Athletic Director Norwood Teague said Monday that they wouldn't have given him the job had they known about past allegations of gender discrimination.

The university released a statement from four members of the 2012 search committee. They said they wouldn't have interviewed, let alone advanced, any candidate if they'd known of any improprieties.

The statement also said Atlanta-based Parker Executive Search conducted extensive background checks of Teague. But the school said it didn't learn that the women's basketball coach at Virginia Commonwealth University had settled a gender discrimination claim involving Teague until well after he was hired in Minnesota.

Teague resigned his position at the U of M earlier this month after he was accused of harassing two female employees at the school.