USC coach Steve Sarkisian has issued an apology for an obscenity-laden appearance at a booster function in which he appeared intoxicated.
Sarkisian appeared at a school-sponsored rally for program boosters. But, the coach was quickly ushered from the stage by athletic department officials after he took the podium and addressed the crowd with slurred speech and dropped an F-bomb while introducing his team.
“I sincerely apologize to my players and staff and to our fans for my behavior and my inappropriate language at our kickoff event Saturday night. I have a responsibility to all of them, and I let them down,” Sarkisian said in a statement posted to the school’s athletic website. “Pat Haden talked to me after the event about my actions, and I assured him this will not happen again
Sarkisian has a history of venting behind close doors (he bashed Cal at a Washington donor event after snatching peak recruiter Tosh Lupoi away) and open ones (he made fun of fancy uniforms at Pac-12 Media Day, and Oregon was quick to pounce).
The booster rally, called Salute To Troy, is ordinarily a festive event. But it awkward when Sarkisian took the stage in front of the USC players, staff, coaches, their families and friends and all the assorted donors. That is when he ripped USC’s Pac-12 rivals and urged USC to “Fight the f*$k on!”
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