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Kevin Sumlin dismissed student assistant Michael Richardson on Tuesday after the former player was involved in a pair of sideline incidents in Texas A&M’s bowl game.
Texas A&M coach Kevin Sumlin has permanently dismissed student assistant Michael Richardson for striking WV player. pic.twitter.com/qaxaop3zt9
— George Schroeder (@GeorgeSchroeder) December 30, 2014
Twice in the first half of the Aggies’ Liberty Bowl win over West Virginia, cameras caught Richardson striking West Virginia players. Richardson, who is on medical scholarship after suffering a spinal injury in 2012. After Richardson’s action were brought to Sumlin’s attention, he ordered Richardson to stay in the locker room after halftime.
Earlier on Tuesday, Richardson took to Twitter to issue an apology for his actions.
Something like this was never my intention. pic.twitter.com/ovSyXGChto
— MikeLowery#CoachRich (@AggswaggCEO) December 30, 2014
Dismissing Richardson wasn’t the only firing Sumlin did on Tuesday. After someone claiming to be working on Sumlin’s pool tweeted that they saw the coach on the phone, Sumlin had a quick response.
You just lost your job!RT“@mcfarlandrk8: Just cleaned Sumlin's pool. Saw him on the phone, hopefully with our new DC!”
— Kevin Sumlin (@CoachSumlin) December 30, 2014
A former freelance journalist from Philadelphia, Brett has made the trek down to SEC country to cover the greatest conference in college football.
