

In college football, fan fury is nothing new. Although it is not new, the coach broke his shit over a player. But, it’s rear. The CFB fans showed this rear scene during today’s Marshall vs. Louisiana-Monroe game. On top of this, ULM’s 5-3 season record following their 28–23 loss to Marshall. In addition to the defeat, the crowd became extremely irate due to the error that occurred.
On November 3, the Barstool Sports podcast Pardon My Take posted footage of a fight between a ULM coach and player with the caption, “ULM offensive line coach lost his shit on a player.” As per the clip, the Warhawks’ offensive line coach, Cameron Blankenship, was seen getting completely crazy about sophomore offensive lineman Drew Hutchinson. Drew should not have been in the designated personnel group for the offensive, since the coach was shouting for him to leave the field. But you never do that to your guys, no matter what.
But it wasn’t the end of the fight. Then, as OL raced to the sideline, the coach was seen pursuing him violently down towards the bench and nearly pushing him. Then, the coach and player were separated by two players who stood between them. However, the coach’s vehement response was not tolerated by ULM Athletics, which issued a statement over X declaring, “This behavior is unacceptable and not how ULM football conducts business. There will be disciplinary action taken against the assistant coach. Because this is a personnel matter, the discipline will be handled internally.”
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Fire his ass
— Schotime Cards (@schotime9) November 3, 2024
Similar to the school, fans used social media to vent their frustration regarding the coach. “Fire his a**” was the phrase made by a frustrated fan to prevent such incidents in the future. Another supporter, who was upset with the school’s personnel selection process, asked, “Why would you keep this guy on the staff?” Without making a decision, it appears that the school ought to terminate this employee.
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But this is just the beginning of the rage chain. Fans advise to act immediately to prevent a recurrence of similar scenes.
Triggered fans on ULM’s offensive coach
If you are not aware, this is Blankenship’s first season at ULM. And we see him rushing onto the field to shout at a player. Not only this. After furiously tearing off his headset and throwing it to the ground, Blankenship kept shouting at the OL. This is simply unacceptable. We all make errors because we are just human, but such behavior is unacceptable. “The way Blankenship handled himself today *is* unacceptable. I’m glad @ULM_FB is handling it, but he’s probably not the only coach that should be getting media scrutiny today… 🤔” one fan even said.
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Fans shouldn’t take it lightly, either, as this isn’t his first season as a coach. Prior to this, Blankenship was New Mexico’s offensive line coach in 2023. He had previously worked at UAB from 2016 until 2022. And, now, such childish behavior, and schools say it will be handled internally. Really? A fan who was offended by the statement wrote, “This is being handled internally? I guess no need for transparency here, right @ULM_FB.“
Hold on, a similar incident involving a coach and player occurred a few days ago. Have you seen it? During the game between Mississippi State and Georgia, Georgia head coach Kirby Smart inadvertently shoved MSU QB Michael Van Buren. However, that incident doesn’t make a lot of hype. Could it be because of Kirby Smart? Anything might be the cause. However, a fan took that reference to say, “Kirby Smart shoved an MSU player, ESPN never even mentioned it.” This argument is likely to continue. There are only a few weeks remaining, so focus on the games.
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