<<"Someone at the school was going to screw it up. The fax machine wouldn't work, or they would have changed the signatures, all the things that go on in Pahokee," Kiffin said at the time in announcing the signing of star receiver Nu'Keese Richardson.>>
<<quoted Kiffin as saying, "For those of you who haven't been to Pahokee, there ain't much going on. You take that hour drive up from South Florida, there ain't a gas station that works. Nobody's got enough money to even have shoes or a shirt on.">>
After what he said about them - I can't believe the town and school let him off so easy ...
In today's day and age - I can't believe that the town and school did not sue the University of Tennesse for "hate crimes", discrimination, or some other such thing.
Thompson: Tennessee-Pahokee rift resolved
Pahokee football coach Blaze Thompson said his school’s recent issues with Tennessee coach Lane Kiffin and his assistants have been resolved.Thompson said Tennessee assistant coach Eddie Gran was in Pahokee on Tuesday, and facilitated a phone conversation between Kiffin and the mayor, as well as city commissioners. He then did the same thing at Pahokee High with principal Ariel Alejo.Gran then attended the Blue Devils’ afternoon practice.“It’s done,” Thompson said. “They’ve done everything they need to do. They’re allowed at practice and everything is hopefully back to normal.”“I’m very happy. I’m glad the issue is resolved and we don’t have to concern ourselves with who can and can’t come to our practices and recruit our players.”Alejo has not returned e-mails or voice messages seeking comment since he talked to the Post about his decision to bar Gran from the campus earlier this month.Thompson said he spoke with Alejo after Gran’s visit and said Alejo is pleased with the outcome of today’s events.“He said he’s glad that it’s over and he’s glad that Tennessee did what was right,” Thompson said. “They got everything ironed out.”
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