FAYETTEVILLE - Arkansas volleyball coach Robert Pulliza resigned from his position Wednesday a week after allegations of verbal abuse of his players.
The university and athletic department received a letter from anonymous parents of players a week ago calling for Pulliza’s removal. The letter alleged Pulliza engaged in “emotional abuse” and threatened physical abuse of his players. The university spent the last week investigating the allegations.
Pulliza had released a statement Tuesday denying the claims. In it, he wrote “Any accusation that I have threatened physical harm to any player or called players names like the demeaning terms that have been alleged is simply false.