Hawaii Suspends Football Coach for ‘Faggot’ Comments

by E Wayne Ross on August 3, 2009

UH Manoa announces actions following inappropriate comments by Coach McMackin

At a news conference this afternoon, University of Hawai’i at Mânoa Chancellor Virginia S. Hinshaw and Athletics Director Jim Donovan today announced the following actions based on inappropriate comments made by Coach Greg McMackin at the WAC conference in Salt Lake City yesterday.

Idaho Statesman: Hawaii coach uses gay slur in reference to Notre Dame, then apologizes

SALT LAKE CITY — Hawaii football coach Greg McMackin said Thursday at the WAC media football preview that Notre Dame did “this little faggot dance” at a banquet the night before last year’s Hawaii Bowl. Click here to hear what McMackin said. (WARNING, EXPLICIT LANGUAGE)