Locksley vows to persevere after fight with coach

a scuffle between u-n-m head football coach mike locksley and one of his assistants is proving to...  More »

a scuffle between u-n-m head football coach mike locksley and one of his assistants is proving to be a distraction for the coach and his team. sports director j-p murrieta asked locksley how he's dealing with the fallout. he joins us from the newsroom with the details. j-p? every tuesday during the season.. unm head football coach mike locksley meets with the media to talk about their upcoming game.. most of the conversation this week didn't deal with texas tech.. there was more fallout from the altercation involving locksley and wide receivers coach j-b gerald.. minute thumbnail 05:03 pm a day after the story came out the airwaves were flooded with people calling for locksley's firing.. the university issued locksley a reprimand after gerald filed a police report saying locksley punched him.. locksley said today the incident following the air force game has been a distraction and the best thing he can do is to engross himself in football.. he described yesterday's practice as sluggish but said he's not worried about losing the respect of his team.. assistant j-b gerald has still not returned to the team.. locksley said he would welcome his assistant back if he chose to return.  « Less