Benjy Taylor, the 58-year-old head coach of Tuskegee University's men's basketball team, was handcuffed and escorted off the court in a bizarre incident during a post-game handshake between teams at Morehouse College.
According to eyewitnesses, Taylor had been trying to ensure that the football players from both schools did not enter the handshake line with the basketball teams. However, he claimed that a security breach occurred when the football players allegedly started entering the handshake line.
Taylor expressed frustration and disappointment over how he was treated during the incident. He stated that his players and family witnessed the scene, which left them heartbroken for him.
The police officer involved in the incident reportedly became hostile towards Taylor after he asked the player to be removed from the handshake line. However, no charges were filed against Taylor or the football players.
Taylor has been leading Tuskegee University's basketball team since his sixth season as head coach. The team holds a 15-5 overall record and an impressive 9-0 home record.
According to eyewitnesses, Taylor had been trying to ensure that the football players from both schools did not enter the handshake line with the basketball teams. However, he claimed that a security breach occurred when the football players allegedly started entering the handshake line.
Taylor expressed frustration and disappointment over how he was treated during the incident. He stated that his players and family witnessed the scene, which left them heartbroken for him.
The police officer involved in the incident reportedly became hostile towards Taylor after he asked the player to be removed from the handshake line. However, no charges were filed against Taylor or the football players.
Taylor has been leading Tuskegee University's basketball team since his sixth season as head coach. The team holds a 15-5 overall record and an impressive 9-0 home record.
i cant even bliev dis! Coach Benjy Taylor, he's been doin his thang for years & this is how he gets treated? like, who does that? 
the football players are all innocent lol. its gotta be thos cops. they're always so harsh. coach taylor said it was a sec breach but i feel like hes just tryna get outta there lol. anywayz, hope he's ok. 15-5 record is no joke tho! 
he was tryin to make sure football players didn't crash the basketball handshake line but security got all up in arms and it went down from there 
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Can't even get a simple handshake right 
. Coach just trying to protect his players and now he's the one who needs protection 
. Should be about respect for the game, not drama on the court 
. And now his team and family are feeling embarrassed because of this incident? Not cool 
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. But the cops involved were being super aggressive, which is just not right 
. I'm glad no one got charged, but this whole thing needs to get sorted out ASAP 
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. Not about getting into some crazy drama or power struggle 
This is so crazy what happened with Coach Taylor! Like, can you even imagine being treated like that on the court? 
But for real, Coach Taylor and his team deserve so much better - they're killing it on the court this season! 
Anyway, I think more people need to speak out against what's not right... like, if you were there, did anyone even say anything? 
But then this cop gets all hostile on him and handcuffs him? That's just weird, fam 
The stats also show that most players (75%) shake hands with every teammate on their team. Guess coach Taylor was just trying to keep it all together! 