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New York Times
6 hours ago
- General
- New York Times
Florida baseball coach, athletic director apologize for coach's outburst
Florida baseball coach Kevin O'Sullivan and athletic director Scott Stricklin apologized Monday for an expletive-filled tirade O'Sullivan directed at NCAA Tournament site officials the day before because he was unhappy that the start of the Gators' regional game against East Carolina was moved back an hour. Advertisement 'I did not represent the University of Florida to the appropriate standard yesterday and take full responsibility for that, and promise to learn from this experience and be better moving forward,' O'Sullivan said in a statement. He apologized to the site representatives, Rick French and Mark Scalf, as well as Coastal Carolina's associate athletic director Bryan Stiles. The regional was played at the home field of Coastal Carolina and a video showing O'Sullivan yelling at officials circulated on social media on Sunday. Later in the day, Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall used his postgame press conference — after his team beat East Carolina to advance to the Super Regionals — to address the situation. He did not name O'Sullivan but said another coach had 'disrespected' the school's associate AD, the field crew at the stadium and tournament officials. 'This is a national championship coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around,' Schnall said. The start time of the game was reportedly moved because East Carolina's game on Saturday night ended late. 'This afternoon, I met with Kevin O'Sullivan and told him his actions prior to yesterday's NCAA Tournament game fell well short of our expectations of how Gators treat people,' Stricklin said in a statement. He added, 'On behalf of Florida athletics, I want to personally apologize for everyone impacted, — including NCAA representatives, Coastal Carolina and their staff, East Carolina and their team, as well as Gator Nation.'
Chicago Tribune
12 hours ago
- Sport
- Chicago Tribune
Coastal Carolina baseball coach calls Florida's Kevin O'Sullivan a ‘bully' for expletive-filled tirade
First-year Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall called Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan a bully and disrespectful for his expletive-filled rant directed at site administrators before an elimination game in the NCAA Conway Regional. O'Sullivan was upset about the start time of his team's elimination game Sunday against East Carolina being pushed back an hour. East Carolina had played a game Saturday that ended at midnight. O'Sullivan declined to comment on the confrontation after his team's 11-4 loss to the Pirates. Asked if he wanted to publicly apologize, he said, 'I handled it properly, you know, at the end of the game, yes.' Schnall, whose team eliminated the Pirates with a 1-0 win Sunday night, said he felt compelled to 'stand up for what's right' and comment on O'Sullivan. 'What transpired this morning on our field, another coach disrespected our associate AD, who works as hard as anybody in our entire program, he disrespected our field crew, who are the salt of the earth. These guys would do anything for our program,' Schnall said. 'It's not OK, and this needs to be brought up.' Schnall said O'Sullivan's tirade, circulated widely on social media, was disrespectful and unacceptable. 'This is a national champion coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around,' Schnall said. 'Disappointed. Disappointed somebody that a lot of coaches look up to, for him to act that way.' Asked about O'Sullivan, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin said: 'It wasn't just directed at us. It was directed at everybody. Whatever, man. We won. We get to play again, so that's all that matters.' Coastal Carolina, the No. 13 national seed, will play No. 4 Auburn in a best-of-three super regional this week.
San Francisco Chronicle
13 hours ago
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Coastal Carolina coach rips Florida's O'Sullivan for expletive-filled tirade and calls him a 'bully'
First-year Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall called Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan a bully and disrespectful for his expletive-filled rant directed at site administrators before an elimination game at the NCAA Conway Regional. O'Sullivan was upset about the start time of his team's Sunday elimination game against East Carolina being pushed back an hour. East Carolina had played a game Saturday that ended at midnight. O'Sullivan declined to comment on the confrontation after his team's 11-4 loss to the Pirates. Asked if he wanted to publicly apologize, he said, 'I handled it properly, you know, at the end of the game, yes.' Schnall, whose team eliminated the Pirates with a 1-0 win Sunday night, said he felt compelled to 'stand up for what's right' and comment on O'Sullivan. 'What transpired this morning on our field, another coach disrespected our associate AD, who works as hard as anybody in our entire program, he disrespected our field crew, who are the salt of the earth. These guys would do anything for our program,' Schnall said. 'It's not OK, and this needs to be brought up.' Schnall said O'Sullivan's tirade, circulated widely on social media, was disrespectful and unacceptable. 'This is a national champion coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around,' Schnall said. 'Disappointed. Disappointed somebody that a lot of coaches look up to, for him to act that way.' Asked about O'Sullivan, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin said, 'It wasn't just directed at us. It was directed at everybody. Whatever, man. We won. We get to play again, so that's all that matters.' ___
Hamilton Spectator
13 hours ago
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Coastal Carolina coach rips Florida's O'Sullivan for expletive-filled tirade and calls him a ‘bully'
First-year Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall called Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan a bully and disrespectful for his expletive-filled rant directed at site administrators before an elimination game at the NCAA Conway Regional. O'Sullivan was upset about the start time of his team's Sunday elimination game against East Carolina being pushed back an hour. East Carolina had played a game Saturday that ended at midnight . O'Sullivan declined to comment on the confrontation after his team's 11-4 loss to the Pirates. Asked if he wanted to publicly apologize, he said, 'I handled it properly, you know, at the end of the game, yes.' Schnall, whose team eliminated the Pirates with a 1-0 win Sunday night, said he felt compelled to 'stand up for what's right' and comment on O'Sullivan. 'What transpired this morning on our field, another coach disrespected our associate AD, who works as hard as anybody in our entire program, he disrespected our field crew, who are the salt of the earth. These guys would do anything for our program,' Schnall said. 'It's not OK, and this needs to be brought up.' Schnall said O'Sullivan's tirade, circulated widely on social media, was disrespectful and unacceptable. 'This is a national champion coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around,' Schnall said. 'Disappointed. Disappointed somebody that a lot of coaches look up to, for him to act that way.' Asked about O'Sullivan, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin said, 'It wasn't just directed at us. It was directed at everybody. Whatever, man. We won. We get to play again, so that's all that matters.' Coastal Carolina, the No. 13 national seed, will play No. 4 Auburn in a best-of-three super regional this week. ___ AP college sports:
Yahoo
13 hours ago
- General
- Yahoo
Coastal Carolina coach rips Florida's O'Sullivan for expletive-filled tirade and calls him a 'bully'
FILE - Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall walks onto the field during an NCAA baseball game against Ohio State in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, file) FILE - Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan meets with officials before an NCAA baseball game against Florida State in Jacksonville, Fla., March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, file) FILE - Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan meets with officials before an NCAA baseball game against Florida State in Jacksonville, Fla., March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, file) FILE - Coastal Carolina head coach Kevin Schnall walks onto the field during an NCAA baseball game against Ohio State in Jacksonville, Fla., Feb. 22, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, file) FILE - Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan meets with officials before an NCAA baseball game against Florida State in Jacksonville, Fla., March 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Gary McCullough, file) First-year Coastal Carolina baseball coach Kevin Schnall called Florida coach Kevin O'Sullivan a bully and disrespectful for his expletive-filled rant directed at site administrators before an elimination game at the NCAA Conway Regional. O'Sullivan was upset about the start time of his team's Sunday elimination game against East Carolina being pushed back an hour. East Carolina had played a game Saturday that ended at midnight. Advertisement O'Sullivan declined to comment on the confrontation after his team's 11-4 loss to the Pirates. Asked if he wanted to publicly apologize, he said, 'I handled it properly, you know, at the end of the game, yes.' Schnall, whose team eliminated the Pirates with a 1-0 win Sunday night, said he felt compelled to 'stand up for what's right' and comment on O'Sullivan. 'What transpired this morning on our field, another coach disrespected our associate AD, who works as hard as anybody in our entire program, he disrespected our field crew, who are the salt of the earth. These guys would do anything for our program,' Schnall said. 'It's not OK, and this needs to be brought up.' Schnall said O'Sullivan's tirade, circulated widely on social media, was disrespectful and unacceptable. Advertisement 'This is a national champion coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around,' Schnall said. 'Disappointed. Disappointed somebody that a lot of coaches look up to, for him to act that way.' Asked about O'Sullivan, East Carolina coach Cliff Godwin said, 'It wasn't just directed at us. It was directed at everybody. Whatever, man. We won. We get to play again, so that's all that matters.' Coastal Carolina, the No. 13 national seed, will play No. 4 Auburn in a best-of-three super regional this week. ___ AP college sports:
