Tennessee coach Bruce Pearl has apologized for the off-the-cuff remark he made while speaking to a boosters group.
Here’s the remark that landed the Tennessee hoops coach in hot water:
“I’ve got a tough job. I’ve got to put these guys from different worlds together, right?’ Pearl said. “I’ve got guys from Chicago, Detroit … I’m talking about the ‘hood! And I’ve got guys from Grainger County, where they wear the hood.”
John Clay is a sports columnist for the Lexington Herald-Leader. A native of Central Kentucky and graduate of UK, he covered UK football for 13 seasons before being promoted to columnist in 2000. He lives in Lexington with his wife and two sons. You can e-mail him at jclay@herald-leader.com.
got to say that seems PCness run amok - not that i want to be defending pearl, but how does anyone get upset with that remark - maybe i need sensitivity training
BFD!!