Coaches Behaving Badly

Athletes are not the only ones who break the rules.

Reno Saccoccia - Usually its athletes who are arrested or reprimanded for behaving badly, but what about when the coaches and others who help run athletic programs are caught breaking the rules and in trouble with the law? Check out BET.com’s list of coaches behaving badly. --Dominique ZonyééSteubenville, Ohio, high school football coach Reno Saccoccia was in hot water, when two of his players were found guilty of raping an intoxicated teenage girl. During the March 2013 trial testimony and a text message raised suspicion that Saccoccia was privy to the rape, however Saccoccia was never put on trial. He received a two-year contract extension in April 2013.(Photo: Keith Srakocic/AP Photo, Pool)

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Reno Saccoccia - Usually its athletes who are arrested or reprimanded for behaving badly, but what about when the coaches and others who help run athletic programs are caught breaking the rules and in trouble with the law? Check out BET.com’s list of coaches behaving badly. --Dominique ZonyééSteubenville, Ohio, high school football coach Reno Saccoccia was in hot water, when two of his players were found guilty of raping an intoxicated teenage girl. During the March 2013 trial testimony and a text message raised suspicion that Saccoccia was privy to the rape, however Saccoccia was never put on trial. He received a two-year contract extension in April 2013.(Photo: Keith Srakocic/AP Photo, Pool)

Jerry Sandusky - Former Penn State University assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, 69, was convicted of molesting 10 boys over the course of 15 months. Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 months in prison in October 2012 and recently lost his $4,900 per month pension.(Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

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Jerry Sandusky - Former Penn State University assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky, 69, was convicted of molesting 10 boys over the course of 15 months. Sandusky was sentenced to 30 to 60 months in prison in October 2012 and recently lost his $4,900 per month pension.(Photo: Patrick Smith/Getty Images)

Joe Paterno - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno allegedly knew about Sandusky’s decades of sexual abuse with players, including Sandusky's shower with a 10-year-old boy. However Paterno failed to report the abuse. He was fired as a result of his inaction. Paterno died in 2012.(Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Joe Paterno - Former Penn State football coach Joe Paterno allegedly knew about Sandusky’s decades of sexual abuse with players, including Sandusky's shower with a 10-year-old boy. However Paterno failed to report the abuse. He was fired as a result of his inaction. Paterno died in 2012.(Photo: Rob Carr/Getty Images)

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Bobby Knight - He famously threw a chair across the court and was arrested for assault. Bobby Knight, 72, nicknamed “The General,” for his rigorous coaching tactics, was ousted from his job as basketball coach of Indiana University in 2000 after video of Knight choking a player surfaced. Knight was hired as the head coach of Texas Tech in 2000.  He retired in 2008 and is currently a commentator for ESPN.(Photo: Gary Mook /Allsport)

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Bobby Knight - He famously threw a chair across the court and was arrested for assault. Bobby Knight, 72, nicknamed “The General,” for his rigorous coaching tactics, was ousted from his job as basketball coach of Indiana University in 2000 after video of Knight choking a player surfaced. Knight was hired as the head coach of Texas Tech in 2000.  He retired in 2008 and is currently a commentator for ESPN.(Photo: Gary Mook /Allsport)

Mike Rice - Bad behavior has gotten the best of even the sports world's brightest stars. — Britt Middleton Rutgers University has cut ties with men's basketball coach Mike Rice just one day after a video surfaced of him berating his players with slurs, throwing balls at their heads and other disreputable behavior. Known for his fiery coaching style, Rice was suspended by Rutgers last December for his conduct at team practices. (Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans, File)

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Mike Rice - Former Rutgers University men’s basketball coach Mike Rice was fired in April after video surfaced of him berating, attacking, using homophobic slurs and abusing players. Rice reached a $475,000 settlement with Rutgers University for the remaining two years of his contract.(Photo: Mel Evans/AP Photo, File)

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Rutgers AD Apologizes for Sandusky Scandal T-Shirts - Rutgers athletic director Julie Hermann apologized Monday after Scarlet Knight fans crudely referenced the Jerry Sandusky scandal during a Rutgers-Penn State football game Saturday. “On behalf of Rutgers University and the Athletic Department, we would like to apologize for the regrettable actions of a handful of Rutgers fans on Saturday that do not convey the message of good, competitive spirit that we look forward to having with our new Big Ten rival Penn State University,” she said in a statement released to the media. “Some of the signage and T-shirts that we have been made aware of were both inappropriate and offensive.” Some Rutgers fans wore “Beat Ped State” T-shirts with stick figures portraying a sex act.(Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

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Julie Hermann - Within months of being appointed athletic director at Rutgers, Julie Hermann was accused of being an “abusive coach” in 1996 by her former volleyball players at Tennessee University. While Hermann denied accusations that she called the volleyball players “alcoholics and whores,” a letter written by 15 of her former players indicated otherwise. Hermann still has her job. (Photo: Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images)

More Shake-Ups at Rutgers - On Friday, three days after Rutgers fired men's basketball coach Mike Rice, the school's athletic director Tim Pernetti announced his resignation. Rice came under fire this week after a video surfaced where he was seen verbally and physically abusing players. (Photo: AP Photo/Mel Evans)

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Tim Pernetti - Before there was Julie Hermann there was Tim Pernetti.  The former Rutgers University athletic director resigned in April following the release of video featuring Mike Rice berating and abusing players. Pernetti said he initially went against his “first instincts” last year by not pushing the school to fire Rice. (Photo: Mel Evans/AP Photo)

Chip Kelly Calls Draft Worst Part of NFL - In his short NFL career, Chip Kelly has proven that he isn’t exactly shy. When asked what’s the worst thing about the NFL by Sports Illustrated, the Philadelphia Eagles' head coach quickly answered the draft. "I mean, the hype that goes into the draft is insane. Totally insane," Kelly said. "The biggest thing for me is that everybody thinks whoever you drafted or whoever you signed is now gonna be a savior.”  (Photo: Elsa/Getty Images)

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Chip Kelly - When Chip Kelly was football coach of University of Oregon, the NCAA opened an investigation regarding the team’s recruiting practices, in which players where illegally paid large sums of money. Ultimately, the university received three years of probation and Kelly was issued an official reprimand from the NCAA. He is currently the head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles.(Photo:  Elsa/Getty Images)

Bobby Petrino - Following four seasons as the head football coach of the University of Arkansas, Bobby Petrino was fired last year for not being completely honest about his relationship with a female student. Petrino got a second chance in December when Western Kentucky hired him as their new head coach.(Photo: Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

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Bobby Petrino - Following four seasons as the head football coach of the University of Arkansas, Bobby Petrino was fired last year for not being completely honest about his relationship with a female student. Petrino got a second chance in December when Western Kentucky hired him as their new head coach.(Photo: Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)

Gregg Williams - New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams along with head coach Sean Payton were accused of leading one of the largest NFL “bounty” scandals. In their ”pay for performance” scheme, they paid players for inflicting injuries against opposing teams. The NFL suspended Williams indefinitely in March 2012. After his reinstatement, he was hired as a senior assistant/defense coach for the Tennessee Titans.(Photo: Sean Gardner /Landov/Reuters)

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Gregg Williams - New Orleans Saints defensive coordinator Gregg Williams along with head coach Sean Payton were accused of leading one of the largest NFL “bounty” scandals. In their ”pay for performance” scheme, they paid players for inflicting injuries against opposing teams. The NFL suspended Williams indefinitely in March 2012. After his reinstatement, he was hired as a senior assistant/defense coach for the Tennessee Titans.(Photo: Sean Gardner /Landov/Reuters)

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Basketball’s Curtis Malone Indicted on Drug Trafficking Charges - Curtis Malone, D.C. Assault founder and president, who has helped countless players get into the NBA, was charged with conspiring to distribute cocaine and heroin. If convicted, he would face a prison sentence of five to 40 years and a fine of $5 million to $25 million.(Photo: DC Assault)

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Curtis Malone - D.C. Assault youth basketball co-founder and president Curtis Malone was indicted this month for conspiring to distribute more than 600 grams of heroin and cocaine. The basketball power broker was also convicted of distributing crack cocaine in 1991.(Photo: DC Assault)

Jim Tressel - Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel knew that some of his players were going against NCAA rules and selling memorabilia for cash and tattoos in 2010. However, he sat on the information for 10 months until after the season. Tressel was forced to resign and the NCAA vacated the team’s 2010 season. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

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Jim Tressel - Ohio State University football coach Jim Tressel knew that some of his players were going against NCAA rules and selling memorabilia for cash and tattoos in 2010. However, he sat on the information for 10 months until after the season. Tressel was forced to resign and the NCAA vacated the team’s 2010 season. (Photo: Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Dave Bliss - Baylor University basketball coach Dave Bliss was part of a murder scandal in which Patrick Dennehy was slain by teammate Carlton Dotson. Bliss encouraged other teammates to lie to the NCAA investigators by portraying Dennehy as a drug dealer. As a result, Bliss was fired, Dennehy pled guilty to murder and Baylor self-imposed penalties of a one-year postseason ban and a loss of scholarships.(Photo: Jeff Mitchell /Landov/Reuters)

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Dave Bliss - Baylor University basketball coach Dave Bliss was part of a murder scandal in which Patrick Dennehy was slain by teammate Carlton Dotson. Bliss encouraged other teammates to lie to the NCAA investigators by portraying Dennehy as a drug dealer. As a result, Bliss was fired, Dennehy pled guilty to murder and Baylor self-imposed penalties of a one-year postseason ban and a loss of scholarships.(Photo: Jeff Mitchell /Landov/Reuters)