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McElwain regrets sideline tirade

Florida coach Jim McElwain said he regrets his profanity laced tirade directed at junior tailback Kelvin Taylor on the sideline in Saturday’s victory over East Carolina, and that he’ll learn from it.

A video of McElwain’s blowup, taken by a fan in the stands, went viral Sunday.

“Absolutely. Yeah, I do (regret it),” McElwain said Monday. “Like I said, I’m by no means perfect and I do know our players know how much I care about them. At the end of it, it also was a hug in learning from it.

“Yeah, I definitely did (learn from it).