Texas Tech senior linebacker Dimitri Moore responded Thursday to Ole Miss coach Lane Kiffin's accusations that Moore spit on and possibly used a racial slur in the direction of one of his players Wednesday during the TaxAct Texas Bowl.
"I can't state strongly enough that these accusations are false," Moore said in a statement released by Texas Tech. "It is disappointing to have my final game as a collegiate student-athlete overshadowed by the false accusations that were stated last night.
"Since I have arrived at Texas Tech, I have strived to represent my teammates, this coaching staff and most importantly, my family, in the highest manner. It has been an honor to represent this program as we closed our season with a great team victory last night."
Texas Tech won 42-25 to end the year with a fourth straight victory under first-year head coach Joey McGuire.
A scrum between the teams came after Ole Miss' Dayton Wade fumbled early in the fourth quarter and Texas Tech recovered. There was pushing and shoving between players, and Ole Miss wide receiver Jordan Watkins was given a personal foul penalty.
After the game, Kiffin said the penalty should have been on Moore, who is No. 11 for the Red Raiders, instead of Watkins, who wears No. 11 for Ole Miss.
"They announce our 11, which is Jordan Watkins, who wasn't in the fight. It was their 11 that was fighting 71 [Ole Miss lineman Jayden Williams], and everybody knew because their own coaches were yelling at the guy," Kiffin said.
...BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WSMV) - A Tennessee doctor has pleaded guilty to committing millions of dollars’ worth of Medicare fraud through her Brentwood optometry practice. Helen Boerman, 48, pleaded guilt...