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TOLEDO -- The first television interview with former University of Toledo women's track coach Kevin Hadsell since his resignation three weeks ago.

In the past week, text messages between Hadsell and a former athlete were published on the internet website Deadspin, and appear to show an inappropiate relationship between the two filled with graphic sexual language.

In the article, Hadsell, who resigned as coach on Jan. 24, is said to have been forced to give up his position after a female runner accused him of sexual harassment. That runner also told the school that the 42-year-old coach had been in a long-term physical relationship with a fellow teammate and friend.

Deadspin claims they have obtained text messages from Hadsell's phone that portray an "obsessive and paranoid" man during the course of the university's investigation into his inappropriate behavior. The text messages are also said to include flirty and sexual undertones. According to the online magazine, Hadsell wrote about one of his female athletes, "Not gonna lie. I would hook up with {her} (I havmt) but if she wasn't psycho I would." He later wrote, "I'm down for drinks, laughs, sex. Other than that I value my free time."

WNWO Sports Director Will Kunkel sat down with Hadsell Saturday morning for an interview in which the former UT coach was ready and willing to respond to the claims being splashed across the Internet.

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Amulya Raghuveer contributed to this article.