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Oklahoma Baseball Coach Resigns After Racial Slur
Larry Cochell, who led the Sooners to the College World Series title in 1994, resigned five days after a racial slur
Longtime Oklahoma baseball coach Larry Cochell resigned Sunday, five days after using a racial slur during off-camera interviews with ESPN.
Cochell submitted a letter of resignation to school president David Boren, who had met hours earlier with athletic director Joe Castiglione and members of the university's black community.
"A good and caring man has made a terrible mistake for which he must assume responsibility," Boren said in a statement.
ESPN said Friday that Cochell, who is white, used a slur after praising a freshman outfielder, who is black, during two pre-broadcast interviews Tuesday.
Assistant coach Sunny Golloway was named interim coach.
Cochell, who had been head coach since 1991 and led the Sooners to the College World Series title in 1994, apologized Friday and in his resignation letter.
"As I have said in a public statement, I deeply regret that I carelessly used language that is clearly contrary to the basic values of our university," Cochell said in the letter released by the school. "Those words also created an impression contrary to my own personal values and my respect for all people. ... I do not want to be the cause of any person having a mistaken impression about our university."
Source: AP
Cochell submitted a letter of resignation to school president David Boren, who had met hours earlier with athletic director Joe Castiglione and members of the university's black community.
"A good and caring man has made a terrible mistake for which he must assume responsibility," Boren said in a statement.
ESPN said Friday that Cochell, who is white, used a slur after praising a freshman outfielder, who is black, during two pre-broadcast interviews Tuesday.
Assistant coach Sunny Golloway was named interim coach.
Cochell, who had been head coach since 1991 and led the Sooners to the College World Series title in 1994, apologized Friday and in his resignation letter.
"As I have said in a public statement, I deeply regret that I carelessly used language that is clearly contrary to the basic values of our university," Cochell said in the letter released by the school. "Those words also created an impression contrary to my own personal values and my respect for all people. ... I do not want to be the cause of any person having a mistaken impression about our university."
Source: AP
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