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Washington head coach under fire after hitting own player during Oregon game
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Washington head coach Jimmy Lake is under some fire after his actions in Saturday night’s loss to Oregon.
There was an incident that occurred Saturday night that has everyone talking. Lake hit LB Ruperake Fuavai in the face mask and shoved him after he got into a verbal altercation with Oregon WR Jaylon Redd.
Here is a video of the incident down below:
Jimmy Lake pops Ruperake Fuavai in the helmet and shoves him for getting into it with Jaylon Redd on the sideline pic.twitter.com/7AdSuugGe3
— Ralph Amsden (@ralphamsden) November 7, 2021
Coach Jimmy Lake throwing rights to his players face masks is not okay. #OregonVsWashington #BeBetterCoach pic.twitter.com/B6LkH7So3Q
— Tony Parra (@tonyp_80) November 7, 2021
Washington’s athletic director Jen Cohen had this to say about the incident on Saturday night.
“We are aware of an interaction b/w head coach Jimmy Lake & a student-athlete during the 1st half of Saturday’s game,” said Cohen, according to Brett McMurphy of the Action Network. “We have high expectations of the conduct of our coaches & we are working to gather more information on this matter.”
UW AD Jen Cohen: “We are aware of an interaction b/w head coach Jimmy Lake & a student-athlete during the 1st half of Saturday’s game. We have high expectations of the conduct of our coaches & we are working to gather more information on this matter” via @ChristianCaple https://t.co/qdCCdIGKJp
— Brett McMurphy (@Brett_McMurphy) November 7, 2021
It’s unclear at the moment if there will be any consequences for Lake’s actions Saturday night. If that’s the case, we’ll likely hear about it soon.
Washington is now 4-5 on the season and will play hosts Arizona State next weekend at 7:00 ET on FS1.