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Soccer coach told her team not to play inappropriate music, but used the slur
Kansas State University suspended its women’s soccer coach for two weeks after she used the n-word, while explaining to athletes why they should only play clean music during games.
“According to sources with knowledge of the situation, [Colleen] Corbin had asked players not to play pregame music that included some swear words, including the N-word, before K-State’s exhibition versus Arkansas on March 7, in Kansas City,” The Mercury reported on March 31. “In a conversation about the music, she reportedly said the N-word, and players complained to the university.”
The coach reportedly “used the word again when relaying the situation during a staff meeting, which led assistant coach and goalkeepers coach Maddie Dobyns…to resign from the team.”
The school suspended her on March 23.
The athletics department said an official investigation has been launched into the situation.
“Coach Colleen Corbin was suspended for two weeks following offensive lyrics played during warm-ups before a spring match,” an unnamed representative told The Mercury.
“While addressing the issue, the coach inappropriately repeated the offensive lyrics,” the school stated.
“The incident was reported to the University’s Civil Rights and Title IX office, and K-State Athletics took action, issuing a suspension. Athletics takes these matters seriously and expects coaches and players to respect others.”
Corbin has a long coaching record, coming to Kansas State from Saint Louis University, according to her university bio.
Prior to that, she coached the professional San Diego Wave team and at other universities including James Madison University and Arizona State University.
The College Fix has previously reported on other situations where professors have been punished for quoting the n-word to make a point or using it in context.
A student also reported a Clemson University professor to the school’s bias team for also using the n-word three times, once with an “a” at the end. Like Corbin, the professor used the word to explain to students why they should not say it.
“Even though he was using the word in telling students it was inappropriate to use it, the professor was then reported to the administration by the student,” The Fix reported in 2020.
