Illinois State University has released summaries of an internal audit of Athletics Department spending and of an external audit commissioned in the wake of questionable expenditures that led to the resignation of Athletics Director Kyle Brennan last year.
Following the resignation, reports surfaced about a previous audit that found potential weaknesses in the department’s internal controls. WGLT was planning to publish a story about the December 2021 trip when ISU pre-emptively announced Brennan’s resignation.
In a presentation to the university’s Academic Senate Wednesday evening, Rob Blemler, ISU’s director of internal auditing, said the internal audit concluded a $18,754 reimbursement for tickets to the Big 10 football championship — during a donor trip that included a stop at a strip club — was an anomaly and no other expenditures of this nature were identified.
“I would note that there were also expenses on this trip for hotel rooms and ride shares paid for with foundation funds. And then I would note that the university has different travel rules and regulations, depending on the funding source, that is university funds or foundation…
