East Tennessee State football coach Randy Sanders has been reprimanded and docked a week’s pay for slapping a player on the helmet.
In my opinion, this is an embarrassing moment in college football history.
Here are details on what happened:
A defensive player intercepted a pass during one drill and began running the ball out of the end zone. Sanders approached the player and told him not to run with the ball and instead just take a knee in the end zone. The player replied that he would take a knee in an actual game situation.
Sanders then slapped the player’s helmet. According to the report, the player became “visibly upset,” took off his helmet and pads and left the field while some of his teammates attempted to console him. Sanders said he tried to speak with the player but let him walk away after seeing the player’s reaction.
Carter said Friday the player involved is still part of the team. School officials haven’t identified the player.
Here’s a statement from Sanders about the incident:
Here’s a statement from Randy Sanders #WCYB pic.twitter.com/gXnAL3ScD9
— Heather Williams (@WCYB_Heather) April 6, 2018
Is this really where we are with college athletics? The title should have read, “ETSU Coach Randy Sanders Reprimanded, Docked Pay for Hurting a Soft Player’s Feelings”.
