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Brad Bohannon has been fired from being the head baseball coach at the University of Alabama. He had coached since 2018 and accumulated a record of 166-124 in his tenure. He was fired due to allegations of suspicious betting activity which surfaced after a few curious managerial decisions coinciding with some bets against his team.
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Due to Bohannon's questionable wagering activity centering on Alabama's own games, betting in Ohio, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania on the team's games was halted.
Following that, the university quickly acted and fired the Alabama baseball coach. This comes a week after Bohannon was named in a suit by an ex-player over mistreatment of an injury. The firing reportedly does not have anything to do with that, though.
The bets placed that led to the investigation have not been confirmed to be from Bohannon, but the investigation is still underway currently.
Key findings from the probe that led to Brad Bohannon's ousting as Alabama head baseball coach
The university released a statement on Bohannon via AL.com:
“Alabama director of athletics Greg Byrne announced he has initiated the termination process for head baseball coach Brad Bohannon for, among other things, violating the standards, duties, and responsibilities expected of University employees. Bohannon has been relieved of all duties and Jason Jackson will serve as the interim head coach. There will be no further comment at this time pending an ongoing review.”
Bets were placed on LSU to win their game against Alabama and they were rather large wagers, which caught the eye of the bet integrity board. Later, the Alabama baseball coach made a pitching change an hour before the game.
Luke Holman was scheduled to pitch but was scratched an hour early for Hagan Banks for no apparent reason. All of this led to curiosity on the part of the university and an investigation is now underway.
Without a head coach, and with one that was fired no less, the Alabama baseball team might very well suffer. Their team was third in the SEC West but was 9-12. This may affect their performance moving forward, which may make it challenging to catch Arkansas and LSU.
