The allegation of Louisiana Tech women’s basketball coach Tyler Summitt – the son of legendary Tennessee women’s coach Pat Summitt – impregnating one of his players has been swirling in the Busted direct messages on Twitter since this morning when I was contacted by a former La. Tech athlete who warned that this story was about to break out of control.
And then this happened. Someone finally put it out there.
BREAKING: Tyler Summitt impregnates player, multiple sources tell @SwishAppeal#ncaaWhttps://t.co/qZ9RniimGi
— Swish Appeal (@SwishAppeal) April 8, 2016
Tyler Summitt, 25, resigned his job today as head coach, killed his Twitter and Facebook accounts and issued an apology for an inappropriate relationship.
“It is with great regret that I resign from my position as head coach of the women’s basketball program at Louisiana Tech University. I am profoundly disappointed in myself for engaging in a relationship that has negatively affected the people I love, respect and care about the most. My hope, plans and prayers are to repair those relationships. I am appreciative of the opportunity I was given to coach at Louisiana Tech. I am heartbroken that my time has ended in Ruston, but because of my respect for the institution, it is best that I resign. I am hopeful the media and the public will respect the privacy of my family and me as we deal with this difficult situation I have caused.”
Here’s what was sent to me this morning.
