The 2016 season has been a frustrating one for Cincinnati head coach Tommy Tuberville. After losing at home against BYU this weekend, Tuberville let his emotions get the best of him when he made the unfortunate decision to lash out a fan who was hurling insults in his direction as the coach walked off the field.
“Hey, go to Hell,” Tuberville yelled. “Get a job. Get a job!”
It wasn’t a great look, but Tuberville took time on Monday to make sure he addressed it with an apology before turning the page to move on to what’s next for the Bearcats.
“I don’t like losing any more than our fans, donors, players and supporters,” Tuberville said in a statement released via Twitter. “Emotions can get the best of us. I had a regrettable outburst at a moment of great frustration. I apologize for that and we will fix it.”
— Tommy Tuberville (@TTuberville) November 6, 2016
Cincinnati AD Mike Bohn also released a statement about the incident on Sunday, claiming Tuberville was in a no-win situation.
Cincinnati is 4-5 and just 1-4 in the AAC this season, putting the program at risk of missing the postseason bowl fun for the first time since 2010.