KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized on Tuesday for what seemed to be a homophobic slur caught by tv cameras throughout an NCAA regional sport towards Tennessee.
“I’m very sorry for my outburst in frustration final evening and I acknowledge the damage and disappointment it has induced,” Walter stated in an announcement issued by the college. “I personal the implications and I apologize to the College of Tennessee, to Wake Forest College, and the SEC & ACC.”
Walter stated he has watched the video and doesn’t bear in mind the precise second however acknowledged “that language doesn’t mirror my values or the requirements of this program.”
Wake Forest athletic director John Currie stated he was “shocked and deeply disillusioned” and stated he spoke with Walter after the sport and once more Tuesday morning.
“I really feel badly for these most damage by such phrases,” Currie stated. “This incident … is totally out of character for him and doesn’t meet the requirements of Wake Forest Athletics, Wake Forest College or the Atlantic Coast Convention.”
An Atlantic Coast Convention spokeswoman didn’t rapid reply to an e-mail searching for remark.
