A Texas A&M University regent is calling for the dismissal of head football coach Kevin Sumlin following the Aggies’ loss to the UCLA Bruins.
Houston attorney Tony Buzbee made his opinion of Sumlin loud and clear after A&M (0-1) blew a 34-point lead to UCLA (1-0) in a 45-44 loss Sunday night in Pasadena.
A&M held a 44-10 lead with less than five minutes left in the third quarter, before Josh Rosen and UCLA went on a rampage outscoring the Aggies 35-0 to end the contest.
Before Rosen engineered a showstopping comeback for the Bruins, the Aggies had a 99.9 percent chance to win the game with 5:33 left in the third quarter, according to Bovada oddsmakers.
Rosen finished the game going 35-of-48 for 491 yards and four touchdowns. His yards accounted for the third-most in a game in UCLA history, behind Cade McNown (513 yards, 1998) and Drew Olson (510 yards, 2005).
After the crushing loss, Buzbee, an Atlanta, Texas, native, took two social media to let his thoughts be known.
“I’m sure I may be criticized for this post but I honestly don’t care,” Buzbee said. “I’ve been on the Board of Regents for the A&M System for almost seven years. During that time, I’ve not once commented on Kevin Sumlin and his performance during his tenure at our school. I never said a word when he and his agent manipulated a much bigger and longer contract. I said nothing about his arrogance and his mishandling of multiple player controversies. I said nothing when we had multiple awesome recruiting classes, only to see key players leave our school or underperform. But tonight I am very disappointed and I have to say this. Kevin Sumlin was out-coached tonight, which isn’t new. “
On Twitter, Buzbee even chimed in to get #FireSumlin trending.
Sumlin has got to go… #firesumlin— Tony Buzbee (@TonyBuzbee) September 4, 2017
Sumlin began his career as a graduate assistant for Washington State from 1989-1990.
In 1991, Sumlin joined Wyoming as the WR coach before taking the same position at Minnesota. In 1998, He joined the staff at Purdue before making the move to Texas A&M as the AHC, OC and WR coach. In 2003, Sumlin moved to Norman, Oklahoma, where he served as the Co-OC and WR coach for the Sooners.
He then earned his first head coaching job at the University of Houston before getting hired at Texas A&M in 2012.
(Original article from easttexasmatters.com)
