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Report: USF Investigating Associate Head Coach for Racially Charged Comments

The University of South Florida is investigating men's basketball associate head coach Tom Herrion following allegations that Herrion had multiple incidents of using racially charged comments, according to DraftKingsNation's Collin Sherwin.

According to Sherwin, who is a USF alumnus and a former school employee, the school is also investigating head coach Brian Gregory for "failing to discipline the head coach or report the matter to USF Athletics," in Sherwin's words.

The university said in a statement Thursday that, “We are aware of troubling concerns that have been reported involving a member of our men’s basketball coaching staff.