FGCU Coach’s Appeal Denied, Federal Suit is Still in Play

By Mary Yarrison   Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s volleyball program has begun to search for a new head coach, after the official termination of 2007 Atlantic Sun Conference coach of the year, Jaye Flood, took effect March 14.   Flood’s termination ends a series of appeals and public statements that began October 15, 2007, when she was put on paid leave for grabbing the shirt of a player during practice. That suspension was the last in a long string of alleged attempts