Alex Cooper Accuses College Soccer Coach of Sexual Harassment

In a new documentary, popular "Call Her Daddy" podcast host Alex Cooper revealed startling allegations of sexual harassment against her former college soccer coach.

Cooper, 30, played Division I soccer for Boston University from 2013-15 under head coach Nancy Feldman, who led the Terriers from the program's inception in 1995 until her retirement in 2022. In her "Call Her Alex" documentary, which launches tomorrow on Hulu, Cooper accuses Feldman of years of inappropriate behavior and harassment at her expense. 

“I felt a lot of anger—anger at my coach, anger at my school, and anger at the system that allowed this to happen,” Cooper says in the doc, via Vanity Fair. “I don’t think anyone could’ve prepared me for the lasting effects that came from this experience. She turned something that I loved so much into something extremely painful.” 

Cooper claims that during her sophomore season, she began to notice Feldman "really starting to fixate on me way more than any other teammate of mine." She also says the extra attention was unrelated to her actual play on the field. 

"It was all based in her wanting to know who I was dating, her making comments about my body, and her always wanting to be alone with me," Cooper says.

Cooper alleges that Feldman began paying an uncomfortable amount of attention to her body, making comments on her appearance and even asking questions about the Pennsylvania native's sex life.

“Every time I tried to resist her, she would say, ‘There could be consequences.' And there were," Cooper says.

As a result, Cooper says she began changing her routine in an attempt to avoid as much contact with Feldman as possible. Eventually, she and her family brought their concerns to BU officials, who they claim were dismissive and at one point asked “What do you want?"

Cooper says administrators made it clear they were not going to fire Feldman, but would allow her to keep her soccer scholarship. She did not compete for the Terriers as a senior during the 2016 season.

It took Cooper a decade to come forward publicly with the allegations. She said during a Q&A session following the documentary's premier at the Tribeca Festival that she felt she could no longer remain silent.

“During the filming of this documentary, I found out that the harassment and abuse of power is still happening on the campus of Boston University, and I spoke to one of the victims, and hearing her story was horrific, and I knew in that moment, if I don’t speak about this. It’s going to continue happening,” Cooper said, via Deadline.

As of now, it does not appear that Boston University has commented on the matter.