Syracuse, N.Y. -- Colgate football coach Dan Hunt has resigned after eight seasons running the team.
In a press release, the school said Hunt stepped down to “address personal issues, following the discovery of violation of university policy not involving students.”
“I appreciate Dan’s years of work recruiting and developing excellent student-athletes for the Colgate Football Program, and am proud of the academic and athletic successes achieved under his leadership,” athletics director Nicki Moore said in a statement.
Hunt, who has worked on the staff since 1995, did not return a message seeking comment. He was 40-33 as head coach for the Raiders, including 0-2 in an abbreviated 2021 spring season.
Stan Dakosty, who has worked as associate head coach since 2017 and first joined the football staff in 2007, will be interim head coach for the 2021 season.
The Raiders open Sept. 4 at Boston College.
Colgate’s 2020 football season was postponed to this spring because of the coronavirus pandemic. The team went 0-2 and had its third and final game against Holy Cross canceled because of a positive test within the Raiders program.