re: Maddie Scharfenstein, Sage Ryan and double standard of the "N-word"

I didn't hear it clearly enough for it to be definitive.

I'm 99% the first word was the B-word. Then, I'm not sure if I'm hearing what is alleged (which is a common 3-word phrase in certain circles, football players included). But, as he backs away, it could also be, "B-word ain't even hurt" or words to that effect.

Either way, I would coach my players to show respect to opponents and to refrain from using profanity such as that during a game. I would be pragmatic. They're representing the university and anything that falls on the university might fall on them. Likewise, I would suggest that their marketability might decrease if they became known for such profanity, 1st Amendment notwithstanding.

That's about where I would leave it. I can't spend every minute of every day with every player. I can't fix 18 years of their prior life in the short time we have.