Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel is stepping down at the end of the calendar year, the school announced in a video released Monday.

Manuel's resignation comes on the heels of a months-long internal investigation into the athletics department. Despite national championships in both basketball and football, Michigan endured several off-field scandals over the last few years.

The school released a document on the findings below:

The timing of Manuel's departure will give a new athletic director an opportunity to evaluate the job Mike Boynton is doing in his first season as head coach. Boynton signed a very university-friendly, two-year deal after the late departure of Dusty May to the NBA. The school recently released criteria that would earn Boynton the second year of his contract, but it's unclear if there are any clauses involving Manuel's employment at Michigan.

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