“Through his immediate apology, ownership of his actions, difficult dialogue with his team and more, Coach McDermott has demonstrated a commitment to grow,” Rasmussen continued. “I believe his apology, his commitment to grow from this, to learn, and to regain the trust of his student-athletes and others impacted by his words.”
Last week, McDermott described the speech he gave his players.
“Specifically, I said: ‘Guys, we got to stick together. We need both feet in. I need everybody to stay on the plantation. I can’t have anybody leave the plantation,’” McDermott said Tuesday.
He coached Wednesday before the school suspended him for one game on Thursday. Before Wednesday’s game, McDermott said on the Bluejays’ pregame show that he offered to resign for the comments. He said his players didn’t want that.