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UGA coach, Kevin Purvis, arrested for using hidden camera in locker room

 

Kevin Purvis The Fulmer CupKevin Purvis, 37, who is listed as associate equipment manager on the Georgia Athletic Association’s website, was booked into Athens-Clarke County Jail at 8:48 p.m. Friday and charged with four felonies and a misdemeanor. Three of the felonies are for illegal eavesdropping or surveillance. The other felony was for possession of a Schedule II controlled substance and the misdemeanor was for possession of marijuana.

Purvis’ arrest came nearly a month after an unidentified person found a camera hidden in a shower area of Butts-Mehre Heritage Hall. UGA officials called police Feb. 27 and an investigation began. Arrest warrants for Purvis were executed Friday by the Athens-Clarke County sheriff’s office, and Purvis turned himself into the jail later that night. He remains incarcerated on $16,000 in bonds.

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Fergus Connolly, Michigan football staffer suspected of drunken driving

Fergus Connolly The Fulmer CupANN ARBOR, MI – Fergus Connolly, the director of performance for the University of Michigan’s football team was arrested Monday, March 5 on suspicion of drunken driving.

Connolly, 40, of Ann Arbor was arrested about 11:50 a.m. at First and Mosley streets in Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor police Detective Lt. Matthew Lige confirmed in an email.

Connolly has not been formally charged.

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John Stiegelmeier, South Dakota State coach, arrested for DUI

John Stiegelmeier The Fulmer CupBROOKINGS – South Dakota State University football coach John Stiegelmeier was arrested for DUI last month, the coach said Wednesday. Court documents say he was arrested Jan. 27.

The coach said he admits to driving under the influence and was stopped while driving from home about 11:30 p.m., going out to get food.

Stiegelmeier said he hadn’t eaten all day, was at home doing taxes and had some wine before he went out without thinking about how much he had to drink.

The arrest has not affected his employment status, and both his players and employers are aware of the arrest, he said.

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Tennessee will reportedly name ex-Vols coach Phil Fulmer its new athletic director

The Fulmer Cup Phillip FulmerThe latest episode of “The Vols of our Lives” has former Tennessee coach Phillip Fulmer being named the school’s athletic director. Fulmer would replace John Currie, who Tennessee fired on Friday after Currie’s decision to fire Butch Jones resulted in the world’s worst coaching search.

After a fan revolt following the near-hire of Ohio State defensive coordinator Greg Schiano, Tennessee went through candidate after candidate for its vacancy, doing little more than helping coaches at other schools secure raises by using the Vols as leverage.

The hope now is that Fulmer will bring some much-needed stability to the program as it attempts to get through these rough waters. Of course, it should be pointed out that Sports Illustrated’s Bruce Feldman reported Friday that Fulmer was trying to “undermine” Currie’s efforts in hopes of securing the AD position for himself.

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Wolf Pack assistant Jeff Nady suspended after crashing into the Nugget (The Fulmer Cup Offseason)

Jeff Nady The Fulmer CupNevada Wolf Pack football graduate assistant Jeff Nady was arrested early Saturday morning after crashing his car into the Nugget Casino Resort, per Sparks police, and has been suspended from the team.

Nady, who is in his second season on the Nevada coaching staff, was charged with five misdemeanors and released from the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office facility by Saturday night.

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ETSU assistant football coach faces charges of assault, disorderly conduct

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(WJHL) – An assistant football coach at East Tennessee State University was charged with assault and other offenses after a hotel clerk in Chattanooga was threatened with death this past weekend, according to a police report.

Chattanooga police were called to a hotel late Friday night and were told by witnesses that Jeffery Brumett, 35, had threatened to kill the clerk if his room keycard did not work, according to the police report.

Source: ETSU assistant football coach faces charges of assault, disorderly conduct in Hamilton County, TN | WJHL

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Baylor strength coach arrested on prostitution charge

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Brandon, Washington, a member of the Baylor University athletics department was arrested early Saturday morning in a prostitution sting.

McLennan County Sheriff Parnell McNamara said Brandon Washington, 33, was arrested by deputies at a local hotel on a solicitation of prostitution charge, a Class B misdemeanor.

The sheriff identified Washington as a strength coach at Baylor. Baylor confirmed that Washington was employed by Baylor when he was arrested early Saturday, but said he was immediately fired upon the school learning of the arrest. County records identify Washington as an employee of 1090 Athletics.

The Baylor athletics website contained no mention of Washington as of late Monday evening.

Washington was a member of the strength training staff at Temple University in 2016. New Baylor head football coach Matt Rhule was hired away from Temple in December.

Source: Baylor strength coach arrested on prostitution charge | Police | wacotrib.com