UW fires head football coach Jimmy Lake
SEATTLE — Jimmy Lake is out as University of Washington's head football coach, Director of Athletics Jen Cohen announced Sunday.
The university will honor the terms of his contract, according to the university.
"Making a head coaching change in any sport is difficult, recognizing that the decision impacts coaches, staff, student-athletes and their families," Cohen said. "However, as the steward of UW Athletics, I must always act in the best interests of our student-athletes, our department and our university. No one wanted Jimmy to succeed more than I when I hired him in 2019, but ultimately, this change is necessary for a variety of reasons, both on the field and off. I am grateful for Jimmy's service to Washington, and we wish him the very best of luck moving forward."
The University of Washington previously suspended Lake without pay following a sideline incident during the Huskies' game against Oregon Nov. 6.
The Huskies lost 26-16 in what was seen as an underwhelming offensive performance against the no. 5 Ducks.
During the game, Lake appeared to thrust his right arm toward Huskies linebacker Ruperake Fuavai and then shove him. Fuavai appeared like he was exchanging words with Jaylon Redd from the opposing team.
Lake posted the following apology after the incident, "I want to apologize to every member of our team, and in particular to Ruperake Fuavai, for my actions during our game on Saturday. I also want to apologize to President Cauce and Jen Cohen for putting the University in this position. I fully accept the decision that was made. Our team has a right to expect better than what I displayed on Saturday, and I'm committed to doing just that - being better so our program will reflect all that's good about being a Washington Husky."
Assistant coach Bob Gregory will serve as the interim head coach for the remainder of the season.
A national search for a new head coach begins immediately.
A 1995 graduate of North Central, Lake continued his playing career at Eastern from 1995 to 1998. After that, he coached on Eastern's staff in a variety of roles from 1999 to 2003 before leaving for his initial stint at UW in 2004.
He took a job with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers followed by a stint with the Detroit Lions. He returned to Tampa Bay in 2010. He worked as a coach for Boise State in 2012-2013 before re-joining the Huskies in 2014 as defensive backs coach. He was co-defensive coordinator until taking over as head coach.
Lake's tenure at UW ends with an overall record of 7-6.
华盛顿大学解雇足球教练吉米莱克
西雅图——华盛顿大学的首席足球教练吉米·莱克 (Jimmy Lake) 将于周日宣布，田径总监珍·科恩 (Jen Cohen) 将出任华盛顿大学主教练。
据该大学称，该大学将履行他的合同条款。
“在任何运动中改变主教练都很困难，因为认识到这一决定会影响教练、工作人员、学生运动员及其家人，”科恩说。 “然而，作为 UW Athletics 的管理者，我必须始终以我们学生运动员、我们系和我们大学的最大利益行事。没有人比我在 2019 年聘请吉米时更希望他取得成功，但最终，这出于各种原因，无论是在场上还是场下，改变都是必要的。我感谢吉米为华盛顿所做的服务，我们祝他好运。”
在 11 月 6 日哈士奇队对阵俄勒冈州的比赛中发生场边事件后，华盛顿大学此前无偿停赛湖。
哈士奇队以 26-16 的比分输掉了比赛，这被视为对阵 1 号球员的进攻表现平平。 5只鸭子。
在比赛中，莱克似乎将他的右臂推向了哈士奇队的线卫鲁佩拉克·富瓦伊，然后推了他一把。 Fuavai看起来像是在与对方球队的Jaylon Redd交流。
事件发生后，莱克发表了以下道歉：“我想就周六比赛中我的行为向我们团队的每一位成员，特别是鲁佩拉克·富瓦伊道歉。我也想向考斯总统和詹科恩道歉大学处于这个位置。我完全接受做出的决定。我们的团队有权期望比我周六展示的更好，我致力于做到这一点 - 变得更好，所以我们的计划将反映所有好的方面关于成为华盛顿赫斯基。”
助理教练鲍勃格雷戈里将担任本赛季剩余时间的临时主教练。
全国立即开始寻找新的主教练。
1995 年毕业于中北部，雷克在 1995 年至 1998 年继续他在东部的职业生涯。此后，他在 1999 年至 2003 年期间担任过东部球队的教练，担任过各种职务，然后于 2004 年前往华盛顿大学。
他在坦帕湾海盗队工作，随后在底特律雄狮队工作。他于 2010 年回到坦帕湾。他在 2012-2013 年担任博伊西州立大学的教练，然后于 2014 年重新加入哈士奇队担任防守后卫教练。在接任主教练之前，他一直是共同防守协调员。
Lake 在 UW 的任期以 7-6 的总战绩结束。
