Women's volleyball team with transgender player getting police protection amid backlash and lawsuit

The San Jose State women's volleyball team is getting added security in the form of police protection amid a national controversy over a transgender player on the team, according to a university spokesperson.

"I can confirm that we are using university police to provide extra security for the team at their home and away games," San Jose State's Senior Director of Media Relations Michelle Smith-McDonald told Fox News Digital on Thursday. 

The university's police department annually documents about 60,000 incidents...