Fired EMU coach regrets using slur

Associated Press

YPSILANTI, Mich.

Former Eastern Michigan football coach Ron English expressed regret in an interview with The Associated Press for using “inappropriate language,” that included a homophobic slur during a film session with defensive backs last month.

“As a man who has coached 21 years, obviously, on this occasion and particular meeting, I lost my poise, got upset and used language that was inappropriate, particularly as it pertains to homosexual slurs. I regret that,” English told the AP in an interview on Saturday, hours after the school released a statement explaining why he was fired.

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