In his weekly Monday presser, Wyoming football head coach Jay Sawvel was asked by a reporter how he and the team have dealt with all the online hate they received after losing their season opener at Arizona State.
What Sawvel had to say in response is less than pleasing to hear.
“I had one email that said that they hope that I got shot,” Sawvel admitted.
“You know, when you get to that point and you look at it, and you just tell people, hey, just ignore this part,” he added.
Unfortunately, receiving these kinds of threats and messages online isn’t an unusual thing for student-athletes and coaches, especially after a team performs below their given expectations.