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Kevin O'Sullivan's Profane Conway Regional Tirade Draws 'Bully' Criticism

The coach's rant over a one-hour game delay has been widely circulated on social media.

Florida head coach Kevin O'Sullivan's Gators will host one of 16 NCAA Tournament Regionals June 4-7 in Gainesville.
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Kevin O’Sullivan coaches the Florida Gators in 2024.

Overview

  • Video shows O'Sullivan berating an NCAA site representative and Coastal Carolina field crew with profanity after learning his elimination game at Conway Regional had been moved back an hour.
  • Officials delayed the Florida vs. East Carolina matchup following a late finish to Saturday's Coastal Carolina game, prompting O'Sullivan’s objection that the extra hour “wasn’t a big deal.”
  • Florida fell 11-4 to East Carolina on Sunday, ending the Gators’ season, and O'Sullivan declined to apologize, insisting he had “handled it properly.”
  • Coastal Carolina coach Kevin Schnall denounced the outburst as disrespectful toward his associate athletic director and “salt of the earth” field staff, labeling O'Sullivan a bully.
  • Coastal Carolina, the No. 13 national seed, advanced to a Super Regional and is set to face Auburn in a best-of-three series this week.