Overview

• USF athletics chief Rob Higgins said he and Leavitt reached the decision after candid discussions this week.
• Prosecutors earlier this month declined to pursue the August domestic battery and theft case, citing insufficient grounds.
• Reporting indicates Leavitt’s induction status remains in place despite his absence from the event.
• Leavitt, 68, launched USF’s football program and compiled a 95-57 record from 1997 to 2009, the best in school history.
• He was fired after a 2009 university investigation concluded he struck a player and interfered with the probe.