🏈 Hawaii's Football Coach Uses Gay Slur in Reference to Notre Dame

"Coach McMackin demonstrated poor judgment when, while making comments critical of our football program, he used a derogatory word," Weis said in a statement. "Speaking only for our football program, we were offended by the remarks."

McMackin has repeatedly apologized for the comments made during a media briefing Thursday at the Western Athletic Conference football preview in Salt Lake City. He used a slur usually targeted at gays to describe Notre Dame's chant before last year's Hawaii Bowl.

McMackin apologizes for remark
The published comments from McMackin's initial news conference and then his string of apologies were like a snowball running out of control, writes ESPN.com's Graham Watson Blog.

Weis said he received a phone call from a contrite McMackin on Friday, and "we accept his apology and we will move on."

Weis said it was in the best interests of the Notre Dame program to address the issue promptly, put it to rest and focus on the upcoming season.

the smartest thing I've heard (or read) Coach Charlie Weis say in years...
 
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