[Westside]

Randy Sanders’ tenure as the coach at East Tennessee State is off to a rocky start, as he was reprimanded and docked a week of pay this week for an incident that happened in practice.

According to Sports Illustrated, Sanders slapped a player’s helmet back on March 30, causing the player to become upset and storm off the practice field.

Sanders then reported his actions to the school’s athletic director, who decided on the letter of reprimand and pay forfeiture as punishment. Sanders released a statement about the incident:

“Last week, I responded to a situation with poor judgment towards the end of practice,” Sanders said in a statement released by the university. “I immediately apologized to the player directly involved and to my team, and contacted my athletic director to explain everything that happened. Since that time, I have cooperated freely and fully with the university and its review of the situation. I accept the decision by the university and recognize that through my role I have an obligation to lead by example.”

The report states that the player involved in the incident is still on the team, and that Sanders has apologized for his actions.

Sanders replaced Carl Torbush, who retired back in December. He has served as an assistant at Florida State, Tennessee and Kentucky, among other schools.

http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com

[Spud6]

I mean did he slap him with a sledge hammer? My coaches use to slap the crap out of my helmet and butt and I never stormed off cause I got my feelings hurt.

[Granny Bear]

I'm not saying it's the right thing to do, but I have seen many coaches smack the helmet of a player.

[Pulp Fiction]

RIP Football.


Sports & lawsuits keep on the path we've seen the past few years, organized high school athletics will be over in 10-15 years. No way school systems and the KHSAA will shell out money to settle lawsuits like this. I know this happened in college, but it's only a matter of time until this trickles down in masses to the high school level.

It's a 'Perfect Storm'.
- We have a generation of young kids where the majority feel they are entitled to everything.
- Our nation is as Lawsuit-Happy as we've ever seen. With the way our Judicial system has been ruling, authority figures have become the favorite 'whipping boy' for an easy dollar.
- Most kids coming up have played sports in the 'everybody gets a trophy' era.
- No way school systems can withstand a couple million dollar+ lawsuits.
- I can see school systems dropping athletics first because of the state budget cuts. Save money and be less of a headache.



Enjoy your high school teams while you can..... it's coming to an end, the only variable is Time.

[Axel Foley]

Randy is a good guy. Good grief.