Matthew Mayich, 21, has been in a coma since the morning of 20 August. His family’s attorney, Leonard Aragon, has said the sophomore defenseman is unlikely to recover after suffering exertional heat stroke that reduced oxygen flow to his brain.

A 26-page letter, delivered to ASU president Michael Crow on Monday and obtained by The Athletic, was signed by seven current Sun Devils players who worked through an attorney because they said they feared retaliation. It contradicts the university’s own review of the collapse on almost every material point.

Mayich in distress from the start

The session began at 7 a.m. on an outdoor field on 20 August, in temperatures the university’s report put at 86 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit. It was led by a former U.S. Army Green Beret and lasted about 75 minutes, according to the players. Exercises included bear crawls, buddy carries and calisthenics.

Mayich showed distress early. According to the players, he became disoriented during the bear crawl, could not carry a teammate during the buddy carry, and at one point leaned on another player to stand up while a drill was being explained.

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“No one at ASU properly monitored him during the workout and no one intervened,” the players wrote.

The letter also disputes ASU’s account of hydration. The university’s review said players were given a water break roughly 20 minutes into the session; the players say the only break came around 40 minutes into the 75-minute workout, and lasted just seconds.

“The first of us to finish had a few seconds at the bottles before being ordered back while others, including Matthew, were still crawling,” the letter reads.

When Mayich finally collapsed, the players wrote, he was left in direct sunlight for several minutes before teammates carried him to shade. Cooling amounted to towels, water bottles and a garden hose.

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Powers refuses to answer questions

Greg Powers, who has led the program for nearly two decades, met reporters on 23 September and repeatedly declined to discuss the workout.

“Respectfully, I decline to answer any questions regarding Aug. 20,” he said.

“I know there will be more questions about Matthew, and we won’t be able to answer those today.”

Powers has said he did not design the session.

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“I don’t run workouts. Our strength and conditioning coach does,” he told reporters.

The university’s internal review, released the day before Powers spoke, found that he and his staff had not submitted the 20 August activities to ASU’s strength and conditioning coaches for review. The report did not assign blame for the collapse.

Asked whether he still belonged in the job, Powers said: “I believe that I am the right guy.”

“At no point did Coach Powers seem to appreciate the severity of the situation,” the players’ letter states.

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The seven signatories have asked Crow to place Powers and his assistants on administrative leave until an independent investigation is complete.

“We should not have to choose between telling the truth about August 20 and keeping what we have worked our whole lives for,” they wrote.

Mayich remains on life support.

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