Florida affiliate head coach and operating backs coach Jabbar Juluke has been suspended three video games for his involvement in an altercation previous to the Gators’ 20-10 loss to LSU in Baton Rouge on Saturday. The SEC and Florida collectively introduced Juluke’s suspension on Tuesday. Juluke will miss Florida’s video games towards No. 4 Miami, No. 8 Texas and No. 10 Texas A&M.
“Jabbar Juluke’s conduct through the pregame altercation displays conduct that’s unacceptable and never aligned with the requirements of the Southeastern Convention,” SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey mentioned in an announcement. “Coaches are anticipated to be leaders and to de-escalate tense conditions, and that didn’t occur on this circumstance. This suspension is acceptable, and any future misconduct by Jabbar Juluke will end in extra extreme disciplinary motion.”
Issues obtained chippy between LSU and Florida throughout pregame warmups on Saturday with a number of scuffles happening on the sphere. Juluke issued an apology, saying he reacted “in a way I am not happy with.” It is unclear what precisely occurred to end in Juluke’s suspension, however his apology talked about “conduct” towards a “younger athlete,” presumably on the LSU aspect.
“I, first, want to apologize to each Florida and LSU universities, their groups, employees and followers,” Juluke mentioned. “I additionally sincerely apologize to the younger athlete and his household. On Saturday, I reacted in a way I am not happy with. There is no excuse for my conduct and I take full accountability for my actions. On this sport, emotional conditions happen and unhealthy reactions occur. I remorse my response and decide to utilizing this second to strengthen my emotional intelligence. I do know extra is anticipated of us as coaches, and I decide to residing as much as that expectation. I consider progress is in possession and studying from the great and the unhealthy. I intend to make use of this case as a teachable second, not just for myself, however for these I influence. Once more, I provide my sincerest apologies to each establishments and the staffs and households concerned.”
Juluke is in his fourth season at Florida after following coach Billy Napier to Gainesville from Louisiana. He beforehand had stints because the operating backs coach at Louisiana Tech, LSU and Texas Tech earlier than becoming a member of Napier’s employees in Lafayette forward of the 2018 season.
“Coach Juluke’s actions previous to our sport towards LSU are lower than the usual of our program,” Napier mentioned in an announcement. “Coach Juluke is a person of character and has taken full accountability for his actions. I consider Coach Juluke will study from this expertise and be higher for it.”
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The Gators are off to a 1-2 begin, placing Napier’s job standing in query as soon as once more. Napier is simply 20-21 (10-15 SEC) throughout his time in Gainesville. A really tough slate of video games is forward, persevering with with Saturday’s in-state showdown with the fourth-ranked Hurricanes after which conferences with two extremely ranked SEC groups — No. 8 Texas in Gainesville on Oct. 4 and No. 10 Texas A&M on the street on Oct. 11.
