Trouble Finds Coach Todd Bozeman … Again
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By DERON SNYDER
Todd Bozeman actually should have landed a better job by now.
His talents should have been requested at a more prestigious school, for a job with a national profile that’s worthy of his résumé. He did his penance for a major NCAA violation 16 years ago and excelled once Morgan State gave him another chance in 2006.
Bozeman proved that he still had it at Morgan State, leading the Golden Bears to 20-plus victories in three of his first four seasons, winning a Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award and three Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference Coach of the Year Awards.
He’s ready to return to the big time, like when he coached California in 1994 and became the youngest coach to reach the Sweet 16 (a record he still holds). The eight-year ban he served for giving a recruit’s parents $30,000? Ancient history.
The last thing he needs is another negative incident attached to his name (like the assault charges — dropped after he apologized to a restaurant worker — in 2007). But that’s where he finds himself today, suspended with pay by Morgan State for either punching a player or making accidental contact, depending on whose account you believe.
