( CNN ) A woman who accused college football star Jameis Winston of raping her in 2012 filed suit Wednesday against Florida State University , alleging the school violated her rights under Title IX . The woman , under the name Jane Doe , alleges the school `` in concert with Tallahassee Police , took steps to ensure that Winston 's rape of plaintiff would not be investigated either by the university or law enforcement . '' FSU also failed to adequately respond when she became the target of harassment and hostility , she says . `` FSU 's responses to the harassment were clearly unreasonable , '' says the suit , which does n't specify damages the woman is seeking from the school 's board of trustees . Florida State President John Thrasher said in a written statement that the university never shirked its responsibilities . He called the lawsuit without merit . `` In all , the university asked the plaintiff or her attorneys at least nine times over nearly 20 months to give a statement that would enable a Title IX investigation , '' he said . `` FSU 's handling of this matter was driven by the plaintiff 's deliberate and informed choice on how to proceed , not by athletics . '' Winston , the 2013 Heisman Trophy winner as the best collegiate football player that season , was not arrested after a criminal investigation by Tallahassee Police and a state prosecutor . He was also cleared during an FSU hearing last month into whether he violated the student conduct code . The case began in December 2012 when the woman , then a student at the Tallahassee university , reported she had been sexually assaulted . A month later she accused Winston , whom she recognized in one of her classes , of rape . Winston has said the sex was consensual . Winston is n't named as a defendant in the latest legal maneuver . On Wednesday , he announced he will leave the FSU football team early and make himself available for the NFL draft , where he is expected to be a top pick . Bleacher Report predicted Winston will be the second selection overall . The woman still has the option to file a civil suit against Winston . In her suit against the university , she alleges that for 11 months the school did `` nothing to investigate the plaintiff report of rape while the FSU Athletics Department continued to keep the incident a secret . '' The court document says the school talked to Winston about the allegation for the first time after Florida State won the national championship game in January 2014 . It says : `` Winston refused to answer any questions and FSU again let the matter drop . '' Title IX requires schools to investigate allegations of sexual assault , even if criminal charges are not filed . FSU said in October that Winston informed the athletics department of the allegation after he was contacted by a Tallahassee Police detective a month after the incident . The university said the athletics department did not initially file a report with the school 's Title IX administrator because no charges were filed and because other players who were with Winston said there was no sexual assault . It also said in a letter to the FSU community that since the incident happened in an off-campus apartment , the Tallahassee Police had jurisdiction . `` The university takes sexual assault very seriously . The university is also cooperating fully with the U.S. Department of Education investigation into this matter , '' FSU said in its letter . The woman asks in her suit for a trial by jury .
Winston says the sex was consensual ; woman says she was raped . She claims university tried to stifle any investigation into football player 's actions . Comment: