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Iowa State University Athletics Director Ejected from High School Basketball Game
Officials say the Jamie Pollard criticized a call during a high school basketball game, but his behavior was not excessive.
Bad night for the refs or a mouthy athletics director?
Iowa State University athletics director Jamie Pollard was asked to leave a boys high school basketball game at Colfax-Mingo after he criticized a call by referees this week.
"That was a horrible call," he reportedly said.
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Colfax-Mingo officials said Pollard was "well behaved," wasn't belligerent and only criticized the one call by the refs on Tuesday night, according to a Des Moines Register report. School officials called the incident "overblown," according to the Register story.
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Pollard apologized on Thursday, saying that he's "sorry I said anything I shouldn't have," according the Register.
Pollard's son plays for Gilbert, which was Colfax-Mingo's opponent that night. Colfax-Mingo won 68-55.
After being asked to leave, Pollard left on his own and without incident, according to school officials.
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