During Florida’s season-ending loss to Oklahoma at the Women’s College World Series on Saturday, ESPN announcer Beth Mowins spent about an at-bat discussing the possibility that Gators head coach Tim Walton could leave Florida to take the vacant head coaching position at Texas.
She mentioned that Oklahoma’s Patty Gasso had become the nation’s first million-dollar softball coach and that Texas could be poised to hand out a similarly rich deal.
Walton was asked about that prospect in a post-game press conference, and bristled at the question, responding with a non-answer that concluded with “I’ve got a great job, so thank you.