During the SEC teleconference earlier today, several SEC coaches were asked to give their policies on players owning handguns.
It was revealed that Mark Stoops has one of the strictest handgun policies in the entire league.
Stoops told the media that he doesn’t allow his players to own guns, even with legal permits.
“Yeah, we do not allow any handguns,” Stoops explained. “I’ve made it very clear to them that I do not want them owning a handgun, even if they have a legal permit for it. They obviously can never have a handgun on campus, but I make it my policy to tell them no guns and come explain to me why they may need a gun because we definitely should not need a gun living in Lexington, Kentucky. So, that’s my policy.”
Kentucky head coach Mark Stoops says he has team policy that his players aren’t allowed to own a handgun, even with legal permit.
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) August 31, 2016
UK coach Mark Stoops: “We tell them no guns.” Says players have to come to him and explain to him reasoning for why they need to own one.
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) August 31, 2016
UK head coach Mark Stoops: “A player certainly doesn’t need to be owning a handgun in Lexington, Kentucky”.
— Matthew Stevens (@matthewcstevens) August 31, 2016
