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Baylor Won’t Accept Championship Jeep Following Dealer’s Racist Comment

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Thanks, but no thanks. Baylor basketball will not be accepting the use of a Jeep from a Waco car dealership after the dealership’s general manager made an insensitive remark during a television interview. An Auto Group dealership in Waco said they would be providing Baylor coach Scott Drew with the use of a customized Jeep after the men’s basketball team won the NCAA tournament. The GM, Ted Teague, said that the dealership had given Baylor women’s coach Kim Mulkey the use of a Corvette, and wanted to keep the tradition going for Drew.

Now they won’t get that chance. He made a comment that rubbed many people the wrong way:

“Coach Scott can enjoy it and he’ll use it to pull some people out of the hood,” Teague said in an interview with KWTX in Waco on Tuesday.

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Baylor confirmed they will not be accepting the Jeep:

“We have spoken with Ted Teague regarding his comments made last night,” Drew and athletic director Mack Rhoades said in a joint statement. “His remarks do not align with our institutional values or the culture of our athletic programs. We can confirm we are not accepting the Jeep driven in the parade on Tuesday. As a department, we are committed to recruiting a diverse group of student-athletes, coaches, and staff, all of whom are valued members of our community.

Baylor beat Gonzaga for the first men’s basketball national championship in school history. They can get their own Jeep if need be.

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