Texas high school coach pleads guilty in player sack of referee

Both football players that assaulted the referee accused Breed of making the call to attack the referee.

Former John Jay High School assistant coach Mack Breed pleaded guilty Monday to misdemeanor assault charges stemming from accusations that he instructed his players to tackle a referee during a game in September, ESPN reports.

As part of the plea agreement, Breed’s sentence of 12 months in the Burnet County Jail and a $3,500 fine was suspended and Breed has been placed on probation for 18 months.

Breed also must forfeit his Texas teaching certificate permanently and attend anger management sessions, said Burnet County Attorney Eddie Arredondo. Breed originally denied allegations that he ordered the players to hit Watts but he did admit to using harsh profanity on the sideline.

Mack Breed was barred from the sport by UIL officials in November after Breed admitted to ordering the high school players to hit Robert Watts.

There was a warrant out for Breed’s arrest although he turned himself in.

Breed resigned from his job at Jay High School on September 23, CBS affiliate KENS reported. The students alleged the referee used racial slurs, which the referee denied. Misdemeanor or felony charges against Rojas would be held in juvenile court. Because Moreno is older than 17, any charges will be handled by the adult criminal system.

At a hearing in October, Breed was suspended from coaching at a University Interscholastic League school for the remainder of the 2015-16 school year and issued two years of probation.

The two football players in question are in alternative school until the middle of next month.

A message left for Breed’s attorney, James Reeves, was not immediately returned. Arredondo says in the Burnet County press release that he may be charged with assault and aggravated assault.