Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan reprimanded for profanity-laced tirade at NCAA baseball regional

GAINESVILLE Fla AP The NCAA Division I Baseball Committee issued a citizens reprimand to Florida coach Kevin O Sullivan on Friday for aggressive behavior and profanity-laced language directed at site administrators for the regional in Conway South Carolina The committee revealed O Sullivan s actions violated an NCAA bylaw that says misconduct in a championship event is any act of dishonesty unsportsmanlike conduct unprofessional behavior or breach of law occurring from the time the championship field is disclosed through the end of the championship that discredits the event or intercollegiate athletics O Sullivan publicly apologized June the day after his tirade Florida also suspended O Sullivan for the first three games of the regular season O Sullivan was upset because the start time of his gang s elimination tournament against East Carolina an - loss was pushed back an hour East Carolina s previous competition had ended at midnight Videos of O Sullivan s tirade were circulated widely on social media Kevin Schnall coach of host Coastal Carolina ripped O Sullivan for the outburst during a news conference later that day This is a national champion coach who thinks he can come in here and try to bully people around Schnall noted at the time Disappointed Disappointed somebody that a lot of coaches look up to for him to act that way AP college sports https apnews com hub college-sports Source