Former University of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired Thursday after video surveillance allegedly linked him to “suspicious” wagers placed on Friday’s game against LSU that prompted four states to halt betting, according to a report.
The university announced Thursday that athletic director Greg Byrne began the termination process after finding that Bohannon violated “the standards, duties and responsibilities expected of university employees.”
Alabama head coach Brad Bohannon sits on the bench before a game at Sewell-Thomas Stadium April 3, 2022. (Gary Cosby Jr./USA Today Network)
This immediately followed the university’s announcement Tuesday that it was seeking information related to a report that licensed sportsbooks in Ohio were ordered to halt wagers placed on the Crimson Tide over the weekend due to “suspicious wagering activity.”
News of Bohannon’s firing also follows a lawsuit from last month involving the head coach and two other members of the baseball coaching staff. They are accused of mishandling former pitcher Johnny Blake Bennett’s arm injury.
Paulina Dedaj is a Sports Reporter for Fox News Digital.
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