Tuberville Apologizes For Saturday's Sideline Outburst
By: Allison Morrison
Updated: November 12, 2012
Tommy Tuberville addressed
the media for the second time about his outburst during Saturday's game against
Kansas.
"After watching the
film when I got home, it was obvious what people were upset about,"
Tuberville said Monday.
"It was obvious. I
reached up and grabbed his headset and pulled on it. Heat of the battle, some
things happen sometimes that you'd like to take back," he said.
During Saturday's game at
Jones AT&T Stadium, Tuberville grabbed a Graduate Assistant's headset,
forcing it, and his hat, to the ground.
The incident was caught live
on television and it had some fans upset.
"I was disappointed
because I expect a leader in our school, like Tommy Tuberville, even in times
of crisis, when things aren't going (well), to keep your composure because people
see that and it reflects upon Tech and it reflects upon its students," one
fan told KAMC.
Others came to Tuberville's
defense.
"I didn't think it was
that big of a deal," another fan said.
"I've got kids of my
own. I've got 100 kids on the sideline and coaches and I've got to hold myself
to a higher regard than that and I usually do," Tuberville said.
But even with an apology for
his actions, the head coach was adamant about what he said he didn't do.
"Some have reported that I slapped or hit, you're dead wrong. I did not do that," Tuberville said.
