Penn State Coach Pat Chambers Apologizes After Shoving Player in Huddle

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Penn State coach Patrick Chambers apologized following Thursday night’s loss at Michigan after he appeared to shove one of his players during a timeout.

No. 2 Michigan beat Penn State 68–55. With 10:52 left in the first half, the ESPN broadcast showed footage of a fired-up Chambers in a huddle, reaching out with one arm and appearing to push freshman guard Myles Dread in the chest.

Chambers addressed the incident in his postgame news conference, without being asked about it.

#PennState coach Pat Chambers issues a public apology for his incident on the bench between himself and freshman guard Myles Dread during the Michigan game. pic.twitter.com/fwX5yuKciI
— Jay Sarkar (@ByJaySarkar) January 4, 2019

“I absolutely love, love Myles Dread. He committed to us as a sophomore. So I’ve known him forever, him and his parents,” Chambers said. “Absolutely love him. I apologize to him. I was just trying to challenge him, just trying to get the best out of him, and hopefully I’ll do it differently next time. No, not hopefully. I will do it a different way next time.”