The recent resurfacing of the 1997 sexual assault allegations against Peyton Manning while he was a junior at the University of Tennessee serves as a warning to many who are involved in or care about sports. For athletes it provides chilling proof that transgressions or alleged transgressions, even those that may be the product of youthful immaturity, never die. This is especially true today, in the era of enhanced technology capable of producing real-time recordings, images and video that can be preserved in various tangible forms or even in the cloud. Just when an athlete believes he is free to move on with his life and career, the past indiscretion will rise up in the spirit of Egypt’s Pharaoh and come searching for him again. For teams and universities, it heightens the need for thoroughness and transparency when dealing with allegations of improper or potentially illegal conduct. In Manning’s case, the University of Tennessee has been accused of covering up the facts of Manning’s alleged misconduct in order to protect its star quarterback and the university’s image and reputation. Now UT finds itself as a defendant both in a Title IX suit and in the court of public opinion. […]