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Article: Lobo coach reprimanded for hitting assistant
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- Deseret News (Salt Lake City)
- Article date:
- September 29, 2009
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ALBUQUERQUE -- New Mexico head coach Mike Locksley has been
reprimanded for a fight involving an assistant coach, who told
police Locksley struck him and split his lip.
Athletic director Paul Krebs said at a news conference Monday
that Locksley was issued "a verbal reprimand" with a follow-up
letter placed in his personnel file after the Sept. 20 altercation.
According to a police report, receivers coach J.B. Gerald said
the fight occurred during a "heated" coaches meeting.
Locksley became angry, grabbed Gerald by the collar and punched
him as other coaches tried to intervene.
Krebs said it's not unusual in college football for coaches to
have "heated discussions" during staff meetings but ...