WHAT IN THE WORLD?????????
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/wake-forest-radio-announcer-fired-after-school-concludes-he-gave-opponents-info-224238409.htmlWake Forest radio announcer Tommy Elrod has been fired after the school said an investigation found he had been giving Wake Forest opponents information about the Demon Deacons since 2014.
Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson said after a Nov. 12 loss to Louisville that there was a “game-plan breach” the school was investigating. Wake Forest led the Cardinals 12-0 before giving up 44-straight points.
The school said in a statement Tuesday that Elrod, the team’s radio analyst “provided or attempted to provide confidential and proprietary game preparations on multiple occasions starting in 2014.” The statement said Elrod was acting on his own and Louisville coach Bobby Petrino said after Clawson’s remarks that he had “no knowledge” of the situation.
Elrod was fired by team radio partner IMG and his bio is already deleted from the Wake Forest site.
“I am extremely disappointed that our confidential and proprietary game preparation was compromised,” Clawson said. “It’s incomprehensible that a former Wake Forest student-athlete, graduate assistant, full-time football coach and current radio analyst for the school would betray his alma mater. We allowed him to have full access to our players, team functions, film room and practices. He violated our trust which negatively impacted our entire program.
Elrod became a part of the team’s radio broadcasts in 2014 after he wasn’t retained by Clawson as a member of the team’s coaching staff. Elrod, who started as a graduate assistant, had been on the coaching staff for 11 seasons. Perhaps he was bitter about being removed from the coaching staff.
Wake Forest finished the season 6-6 after losing its final three games. The Deacons will play Temple in the Military Bowl on Dec. 27.
“I’m deeply disappointed that [Elrod] would act against Wake Forest, our football team and our fans in such a manner by compromising confidential game preparation information,” athletic director Ron Wellman said. “It is a relief that the team can move forward without his actions further undermining the positive strides Dave Clawson, his staff and the team have made.”
