Garrido will be suspended for four games
Friday, January 23, 2009, 02:03 PM
Texas baseball coach Augie Garrido apologized this afternoon in the wake of his drunken-driving arrest, and his suspension will be for the first four games of the season.
Texas athletics director DeLoss Dodds said he stands behind Garrido. No other terms of the suspension were disclosed
“I know he will do the right thing, and I know he will do it with integrity, and I know he will do it with strength,” Dodds said.
Until today, Garrido’s suspension was described as indefinite.
“I made a serious mistake,” Garrido said. “I drank alcohol. I got behind the wheel of a car, and that’s a bad decision — a real bad decision. … I have violated, on my own with my decision, the mission of the university. I am solely responsible for that. This is not a reflection of the university.”
“I sincerely apologize,” the coach said. “It’s heartfelt. It’s honest.”
Garrido, who ranks as the winningest baseball coach in NCAA Division I history, noted that overcoming crisis and adversity is a key part of his mantra. “It’s what I teach the players,” he said, “and now I’m living it.”
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