Coach quits after players tackle ref

Thu., Sept. 24, 2015

A member of the media copies a photo showing high school referee Robert Watts, second from right in photo, during an University Interscholastic League (UIL) State Executive Committee meeting today in Round Rock, Texas. Watts, the referee who was deliberately hit by two Texas high school football players, says through his attorney that he didn't call the players a profane racial slur. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

By D.F. Oliveria daveo@spokesman.com (509) 319-0354

The Texas high school football coach accused of provoking two players to tackle a referee during a game has resigned from the school district, his attorney said Thursday. Mack Breed was initially placed on administrative leave from John Jay High School in San Antonio following the Sept. 4 game at a rival school, where two players were caught on camera hitting referee Robert Watts from behind/NBC News. More here.

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