Seattle, Washington, USA; Washington Huskies head coach Jimmy Lake watches pregame warmups against the UCLA Bruins at Alaska Airlines Field at Husky Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports
Washington suspended head coach Jimmy Lake for this week’s game — without pay — over Saturday’s on-field physical altercation with one of his players.
Defensive coordinator Bob Gregory will serve as the Huskies’ acting coach for this week’s game against Arizona State. Lake will be reinstated Sunday.
The suspension stems from Lake striking walk-on Ruperake Fuavai in the facemask while separating the linebacker from a sideline scrum in the Huskies’ 26-16 loss to Oregon. Lake also was seen on the national television broadcast pushing Fuavai.
“Our staff has spent the last 24-plus hours reviewing video of the incident, as well as speaking with Coach Lake, the involved student-athlete and several other student-athletes and members of the staff, and I have made the decision to suspend Coach Lake for next Saturday’s game against Arizona State,” Washington athletic director Jen Cohen said in a statement Monday.
