Nice. What I want to know is why this moron is on the field anyway...
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. -- Miami of Ohio defensive coordinator Jon Wauford was released on bond early Wednesday after he was arrested for allegedly shoving a fan who was celebrating Marshall's last-second win.
Robert A. Flaugher was among thousands of Marshall fans who stormed the field moments after Stan Hill ran for a 1-yard touchdown with 5 seconds left to give the Thundering Herd a 36-34 victory Tuesday night.
Wauford allegedly shoved Flaugher, who then hit his head on the artificial turf and was taken on a stretcher to a hospital with a concussion, according to a report filed by State Police in Huntington.
Flaugher, 36, of Pickerington, Ohio, was in stable condition at St. Mary's Medical Center early Wednesday, said a nursing supervisor who did not want her name released.
"My brother was jumping up and down, celebrating with the Marshall players," Flaugher's brother, Todd, said from the hospital. "He said he was waving goodbye to the Miami players and that one of them threw their mouthpieces at him. He said the next thing he knew, he was in an ambulance."
Robert Flaugher underwent a CT scan and had a "pounding headache," his brother said. "I'm not sure if he's going home tonight."
As of 3:15 a.m., he was still in the hospital waiting for test results.
An ESPN television audience watched the 32-year-old Wauford, a former defensive end in the Canadian Football League, get led off the field in handcuffs by State Police. He was charged with battery, a misdemeanor, and transported to Cabell County Magistrate Court.
Wauford posted bond, but the amount wasn't immediately released.
Mike Harris, sports information director at Miami, would not say early Wednesday morning what action the school might take against Wauford.
"Right now we're just trying to gather all the facts and go from there," Harris said. "We should have a statement sometime later today."
Todd Flaugher, 33, said neither he nor his brother used foul or abusive language toward any Miami players or coaches. The brothers were near the south end zone and were getting ready to exit the stadium.
"It was a sucker punch, basically," Todd Flaugher said. "I saw the follow-through. Two State Police officers were standing about 10 feet away and saw it all."
On Sept. 19, Kansas City Royals first-base coach Tom Gamboa was attacked by a 35-year-old man and his 15-year-old son during a game against the Chicago White Sox at Comiskey Park.
The boy was released to his family after pleading guilty Oct. 21 to one count of aggravated battery and two counts of mob action. His father, William Ligue Jr., pleaded innocent to three felony counts of aggravated battery and one felony count of mob action.
"This was nothing like that," Todd Flaugher said. "No one touched him."
Last Sunday, a football fan ran onto the field near the end of a CFL playoff game in Winnipeg and jumped on a player. The fan was thrown off, punched and kicked by several players and charged with disorderly conduct.
Todd Flaugher said police led Miami head coach Terry Hoeppner over to see his brother down on the ground.
"I saw a Marshall fan jumping up and down and he was close to the coach," said Matt Riley, a witness. "I'm not sure if he said something, but I saw the coach just take his forearm and give him a quick shove. His head looked like it snapped back and hit the turf hard."
Mid-American Conference commissioner Rick Chryst was standing near Wauford, who pleaded his case with State Police as he was led away.
A message left at Chryst's hotel room in Huntington early Wednesday was not immediately returned.
The frustration of a fifth straight loss to Marshall also boiled over in the Miami coaches' booth, where a desk was destroyed and chairs were hurled through walls.
With its conference title hopes dashed, Miami players and coaches left the stadium without talking to the media. RedHawks officials refused to comment on Wauford's arrest.
Wauford was a three-time all-MAC defensive end at Miami of Ohio from 1989-91. He later played for Ottawa and Las Vegas in the CFL.
the coach should have knocked out the Zebra.then everyone would have understood why he did it