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TCU baseball's Jim Schlossnagle apologizes for criticism of Big 12's stance on third assistant

TCU baseball coach Jim Schlossnagle apologized Wednesday for his recent criticism of several Big 12 programs regarding their stance on the NCAA's proposal for teams to add a third full-time assistant coach.

"In regards to a recent NCAA legislative proposal, I apologize for my negative comments about the Big 12 Conference and the University of Oklahoma," Schlossnagle said in a statement to The News. "I'm very passionate in my belief that the proposal to add a third full-time assistant coach is very important to our sport and student-athlete welfare.

"However, it was inappropriate of me to identify another member institution by name and the conference as a whole in my frustration with the process.