Texas Wesleyan Coach Snubs Colorado Recruit Over Pot Laws

FORT WORTH, TX — A Colorado high school student with dreams of playing baseball at Texas Wesleyan University was rejected over his home state's marijuana laws.

The university's head baseball coach, Mike Jeffcoat, allegedly sent the student a rejection via email, writing, "We have made a decision not to take a chance on Student-athletes from your state."

According to Jeffcoat's email, the decision was made after some former Wesleyan baseball players from Colorado "had trouble passing our drug test."

"You can thank your liberal politicians," he went on in the email.

The university refuted his claim in a public statement, which you can read below.

A screenshot of the email was shared on social media by Darren McKee, a sports radio host from Colorado.

Texas Wesleyan issued a statement in response to the email stating the coach's opinion is not a reflection of the university's recruiting practices.

Here is the statement in full:

We are aware of the email sent by our baseball coach, and the comments he made are in no way a reflection of Texas Wesleyan University, its values or its recruiting practices.This is a personnel matter and it is currently under investigation. It is our University policy to not discuss personnel matters, but we want to reiterate that this email does not reflect our values and we do not condone discrimination. This includes discrimination on the basis of race, color, origin, ethnicity, gender, age, religion, disability or sexuality; or the political legislation of one’s home state. We are committed to providing an inclusive campus for all of our students, faculty, staff, visitors, potential students and their families.Texas Wesleyan has a long tradition of excellence in athletics and we are committed to recruiting student-athletes who will excel at our university. Like the NAIA’s core values, we are focused on building and recruiting champions of character.

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