Apparently Drunk Coach Told To Take Leave Of Absence
Steve Sarkisian has once again embarrassed the once-proud USC football program.
The head coach is taking an indefinite leave of absence after the apparently was drunk in a team meeting. He was not allowed to go to practice, causing another hangover for Athletic Director Pat Haden, who said he told his coach to head for the showers.
“It was very clear to me that he is not healthy,” is the phrasing he used to reporters. “I asked him to take an indefinite leave of absence.”
‘Six Pack Sark’ Continues His Behavior
The public tapped into Sarkisian’s drinking issues when he showed up drunk – at a very important preseason booster event. Haden let this incident slide but banned the coaches from drinking in the locker room after games.
That, too, was news to fans, alumni and the media, because none knew the coaches were drinking in the locker room after games.
As the Trojans get ready to face Notre Dame this Saturday, the program is again dealing with off-the-field issues with its coach. Once called “Seven Win Sark” while at the University of Washington, Sarkisian is now being called “Six Pack Sark.”
Tho he seems to prefer Patron tequila (keep reading).
Tidbits of information about Sarkisian’s drinking even after being sternly talked to by Haden are now flowing out like beer at a keg party.
This is from reputable Daily News USC beat writer Scott Wolf:
BREAKING: Some #USC assistant coaches believed Steve Sarkisian was drunk during the Arizona State game on Sept. 26.
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
And a player texted ESPN’s Shelly Smith that Sarkisian “showed up lit to meetings again today. Lit up again!? There are other reports that he was pulled out of a huddle during the Arizona State game – one in which the Trojans unexpectedly won in a rout – because he had been drinking. Wolf’s Inside USC Twitter account is pretty sobering for the program.
BREAKING: #USC assistants pulled Steve Sarkisian out of player huddle on sideline during Arizona State game. Believed he was not sober — InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
BREAKING: Some #USC assistant coaches believed Steve Sarkisian was drunk during the Arizona State game on Sept. 26.
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
BREAKING: #USC players said Sarkisian drank and passed out on flight back from Washington State game in 2014. Some reportedly took photos — InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
Player on last year’s #USC team claims Sarkisian drank bottle of Patron Tequila after Notre Dame game at Coliseum in 2014
— InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
A witness tells me Patron Tequila was also Sarkisian drink of choice in locker room following #USC Holiday Bowl victory over Nebraska — InsideUSC (@InsideUSC) October 11, 2015
This, clearly, is no time for USC fans – one of PubClub.com’s Top Party Schools – to be partying.
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