Gators' Juluke gets 3 games for role in LSU scuffle

Florida subordinate caput shot manager and moving backs manager Jabbar Juluke was suspended for 3 games for his engagement successful an altercation earlier the Gators' crippled astatine LSU past Saturday, the SEC and Florida jointly announced connected Tuesday.

"Jabbar Juluke's behaviour during the pregame altercation reflects behaviour that is unacceptable and not aligned with the standards of the Southeastern Conference," SEC commissioner Greg Sankey said successful a quality release. "Coaches are expected to beryllium leaders and to de-escalate tense situations, and that did not hap successful this circumstance. This suspension is appropriate, and immoderate aboriginal misconduct by Jabbar Juluke volition effect successful much terrible disciplinary action."

Juluke volition miss Florida's adjacent 3 games -- astatine No. 4 Miami, astatine location against No. 8 Texas and astatine No. 10 Texas A&M. Juluke, a autochthonal of New Orleans, released the pursuing connection done the SEC office:

"I, first, would similar to apologize to some Florida and LSU universities, their teams, unit and fans. I besides sincerely apologize to the young jock and his family. On Saturday, I reacted successful a mode I'm not arrogant of. There's nary excuse for my behaviour and I instrumentality afloat work for my actions. In this game, affectional situations hap and atrocious reactions happen. I regret my absorption and perpetrate to utilizing this infinitesimal to fortify my affectional intelligence.

"I cognize much is expected of america arsenic coaches, and I perpetrate to surviving up to that expectation. I judge maturation is successful ownership and learning from the bully and the bad. I mean to usage this concern arsenic a teachable moment, not lone for myself, but for those I impact. Again, I connection my sincerest apologies to some institutions and the staffs and families involved."

Video showed players getting into aggregate scuffles during pregame warmups astatine Tiger Stadium, but Juluke's nonstop engagement wasn't wide from the SEC's quality release. No penalties were assessed earlier the game. LSU went connected to triumph 20-10, dropping Florida to 1-3.

Juluke has coached the Gators' moving backs since 2022 and followed Florida manager Billy Napier from Louisiana, wherever they worked unneurotic from 2018-21. Juluke besides coached the moving backs astatine LSU successful 2016. His suspension is different important setback for Napier, whose occupation information has go a question for the 2nd consecutive season.

"Coach Juluke's actions anterior to our crippled against LSU are not up to the modular of our program," Napier said successful a statement. "Coach Juluke is simply a antheral of quality and has taken afloat work for his actions. I judge Coach Juluke volition larn from this acquisition and beryllium amended for it."

Florida diversion manager Scott Stricklin besides released a connection connected Tuesday evening.

"Jabbar has consistently been an upstanding subordinate of our staff, and I commend him for accepting work successful this situation," Stricklin said. "We volition proceed to enactment him arsenic helium works to conscionable the precocious standards we acceptable for our program."