Texas HSFB Coach Seth Hobbs Resigns After Hitting Players with Wooden Broom Handle
The head coach of a Texas high school football team resigned after he struck two of his players with a wooden broom handle.
"Other students were present in the locker room and witnessed this incident," the Mineral Wells Independent School District said in a statement to USA Today's Josh Peter. "An investigation quickly determined that the students were indeed struck by Coach [Seth] Hobbs with the broom handle."
According to the Weatherford Democrat, school district officials determined Hobbs struck the players April 6 with the handle of a broomstick used for drills.
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Hobbs, who was the boys athletic director at Mineral Wells High School in addition to his coaching duties, was offered the opportunity to finish a new two-year contract in a different role. He declined and chose to resign effective June 30.
The Department of Family and Protective Services also opened an investigation into the incident.
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