Penn State University has released an official statement after it was reported that a former player filed a lawsuit against head coach James Franklin and an ex-teammate for a hazing incident that occurred at the Lasch Building.

Matt Miller of PennLive.com is reporting that Franklin allegedly retaliated against former player Isaiah Humphries after he reported on a violent hazing incident carried out by members of the team, including Barber. Humphries is also accusing Yetur Gross-Matos, Micah Parsons and Jesse Luketa as participants.

A federal lawsuit was filed on Tuesday. Later in the day, Penn State released a statement.

“The University has established processes in place for responding to claims of potential misconduct,” the statement said. “In accordance with our processes, the Office of Sexual Misconduct Prevention and Response and the Office of Student Conduct carried out investigations of the plaintiff’s claims independent from Intercollegiate Athletics. In addition, Penn State police investigated related allegations and forwarded the results of that investigation to the Office of the Centre County Distict Attorney (DA). The DA reviewed the case and decided that no charges would be pursued.”

Humphries was a member of Penn State’s 2018 recruiting class as a three-star safety. He was ranked as the No. 34 player at his position for the 2018 cycle. He decided to transfer to Cal following his one year with the Nittany Lions. He was forced to sit out this fall due to NCAA transfer regulations.

According to the report, Humphries claims that the participants in the hazing invoked the name of Jerry Sandusky, the disgraced former Penn State assistant coach, who was found guilty of sexual assault charges during his time in State College.

Last April, an investigation occurred at the Lasch building following reports of indecent assaults. Several players and members of the football program were interviewed and denied the allegations. One player denying the allegations passed a lie detector test.

No charges were filed following the investigation.