{"id":987264,"date":"2021-11-08T23:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-11-09T04:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=987264"},"modified":"2021-11-08T23:43:53","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T04:43:53","slug":"video-university-of-washington-coach-suspended-after-smacking-player-on-sidelines-after-scuffle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/video-university-of-washington-coach-suspended-after-smacking-player-on-sidelines-after-scuffle\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: University of Washington Coach Suspended After Smacking Player on Sidelines After Scuffle"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fvideo-university-of-washington-coach-suspended-after-smacking-player-on-sidelines-after-scuffle%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=987264&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/GettyImages-1351773191-640x335-1.png\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" \/><\/div>\n<p class=\"subheading\">After Washington Huskies head coach Jimmy Lake intervened in an on-field scuffle that spilled onto the sidelines during a game against the University of Oregon Ducks on Saturday, university officials are looking into the incident, and sports enthusiasts are voicing their opinions after the incident was caught on video and circulated on social media.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWashington head coach Jimmy Lake has been suspended without pay for the Arizona State game,\u201d FOX Sports reporter&nbsp;Bruce Feldman <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BruceFeldmanCFB\/status\/1457780005899960322\">said<\/a> Monday.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7.1172413793103\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington head coach Jimmy Lake has been suspended without pay for the Arizona State game.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bruce Feldman (@BruceFeldmanCFB) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BruceFeldmanCFB\/status\/1457780005899960322?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 8, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Following a first-half kickoff, Huskies\u2019&nbsp;redshirt freshman linebacker&nbsp;Ruperake Fuavai got into a shoving and yelling altercation with&nbsp;Duck\u2019s wide receiver Jaylon Redd. Just as referees diffused the situation, Lake appears, running along the sidelines from off-camera.<\/p>\n<p>The video appears to show second-year coach Lake knocking into a referee along the Huskies sideline as he rushed towards the two players. Lake then smacked linebacker&nbsp;Fuavai in the helmet with his right hand, gripping what appears to be playsheet papers. He then gave the player a shove deeper into the sideline, presumably towards the benches, and then off-camera.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\" readability=\"7\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Jimmy Lake pops Ruperake Fuavai in the helmet and shoves him for getting into it with Jaylon Redd on the sideline <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/7AdSuugGe3\">pic.twitter.com\/7AdSuugGe3<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ralph Amsden (@ralphamsden) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ralphamsden\/status\/1457140622205325316?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 7, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>ESPN <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/college-football\/story\/_\/id\/32572211\/washington-looking-sideline-incident-coach-jimmy-lake-lb-ruperake-fuavai\">said<\/a> of the incident:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"10\">\n<p>A television replay showed Lake thrusting his right hand, which was holding a play sheet, toward Fuavai\u2019s helmet. The contact was minimal, and it appeared Lake proceeded to push Fuavai toward the bench.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI went in to separate them and push them back,\u201d Lake said of the incident, and continued:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"11\">\n<p>After that, we settled down a little bit. That was our deal all week long was, \u2018We got to have poise.\u2019 We knew this was going to be a very heated matchup and there was going to be a lot of trash talking. And when we stepped in there, we were glad that a penalty wasn\u2019t thrown on our guys to put us back even further on that kickoff return.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>\u201cI separated them. I didn\u2019t strike him. I separated them,\u201d Lake insisted, when asked by reporters if he regretted striking&nbsp;Fuavai.<\/p>\n<p>The fact that emotions were high on Saturday before the Huskies 26-16 loss to Oregon should come as no surprise, especially given that Lake talked some pre-game smack. Last week, in the buildup to Saturday\u2019s game, Lake was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/sports\/john_canzano\/2021\/11\/canzano-washingtons-jimmy-lake-stepped-in-a-rivalry-week-puddle-with-his-shot-at-the-oregon-ducks.html\">asked<\/a> by reporters if he \u201cconsidered the University of Oregon a significant rival in football recruiting.\u201d Lake responded, \u201cIn our world, we battle more academically prowess teams.\u201d Lake said:<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B3\" class=\"a8d adSo\"><\/figure>\n<blockquote readability=\"14\">\n<p>Our battles are really, the schools that we go against are way more, have academic prowess, like the University of Washington \u2014 Notre Dame, Stanford, USC. \u2026 We go with a lot of battles toe-to-toe all the way to the end with those schools. So I think that\u2019s made up in your [media] world.&nbsp;In our world, we battle more academically prowess teams.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Oregon president Michael Schill responded the next day, not naming Lake. In an article published by the <em>Oregonian<\/em> titled, \u201cWashington\u2019s Jimmy Lake steps in puddle with his shot at rival Oregon Ducks,\u201d Schill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oregonlive.com\/sports\/john_canzano\/2021\/11\/canzano-washingtons-jimmy-lake-stepped-in-a-rivalry-week-puddle-with-his-shot-at-the-oregon-ducks.html\">told<\/a> writer John Canzano:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>UW is a wonderful school with a great football history. \u2026 I have great respect and affection for its president, its academic and football program and its former exceptional football coach (Chris) Petersen. I look forward to our team meeting theirs on the gridiron this Saturday.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Washington Athletic Director Jen Cohen released a statement within hours of the game, saying:<\/p>\n<blockquote readability=\"8\">\n<p>We are aware of an interaction between head coach Jimmy Lake and a student-athlete during the first half of Saturday\u2019s game,\u201d Cohen said. \u201cWe have high expectations of the conduct of our coaches and we are working to gather more information on this matter.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Commenters were split on their opinions of the coach\u2019s move, with some demanding further action and others saying it is not a big deal and happens all the time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere isn\u2019t any reason any coach should put there hands on a student player like that, no matter what was happening,\u201d a commenter on Twitter <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/HashtagIRok\/status\/1457264275173502976\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cPerfectly fine what JL did. He slapped the kid on the helmet with his play sheet and was pushing him back. Happens multiple times a game by players and coaches all over the country. Grow a set people,\u201d another Twitter commenter&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/fdes10\/status\/1457400402391941122\">responded<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNever appropriate for any coach to put his hands on a player\u2026 In any sport. Times have changed. This is not football of the 1960s when coaches would grab a players face mask on the sideline. Was the kid wrong? Yes. Was the Coach wrong? Yes. Coaches need act like adults,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/timoteo_ray\/status\/1457537986283941892\">argued<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKid clearly wasn\u2019t even fazed by it. The coach was trying to keep him from getting ejected. If he had done this after the kid dropped a pass or something then there would be a story but simply trying to keep him from getting ejected nah,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SportsGuyLance\/status\/1457346284373872640\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis must be taken seriously. A hit like that can cause SERIOUS and permanent injury. Coach coulda cut his hand, and then it might get infected leading to gangrene and amputation. Or he coulda sprained his wrist hitting that solid piece of plastic. It could happen,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/md_poole\/status\/1457314448872550403\">said<\/a> another.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJimmy OBVIOUSLY hits him with the play sheet (a piece of paper). I think he\u2019ll live. Find something else to focus on,\u201d another <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeaHaaken\/status\/1457203990651752448\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After Washington Huskies head coach Jimmy Lake intervened in an on-field scuffle that spilled onto the sidelines during a game against the University of Oregon Ducks on Saturday, university officials &#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":165,"featured_media":2315279,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-987264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987264","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/165"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=987264"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/987264\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2315279"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=987264"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=987264"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=987264"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}