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CHATTANOOGA, Tennessee – The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga has fired an offensive line coach following a social media post denigrating both Georgia State and Stacey Abrams.
In the now deleted tweet, the screenshots of which were shared widely online, Chris Malone posted Tuesday evening: “Kudos to the State GA and Fat Albert @staceyabrams because you really showed the world. ‘America the real job of cheating in an election, again !! ! Enjoy the Big Girl buffet !! You deserved it!!! Hope the money is good, still not the governor!
Malone’s entire Twitter account was deleted on Wednesday evening.
UTC Chancellor Steve Angle released a video Thursday announcing the sacking and claiming the tweet was “hateful, hurtful and false.”
“Coach Malone is no longer with this college,” Angle said in the video. “University faculty and staff are expected to lead in a way that creates and maintains a respectful and tolerant civilian campus environment.”
“The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga does not condone and unequivocally condemns discrimination and hatred in any form,” Angle concluded.
Abrams is the former Democratic leader of the Georgia House of Representatives, former Georgia gubernatorial candidate, and voting rights activist. She is widely credited with helping Democrats win the 2020 presidential election and Tuesday’s U.S. Senate races in Georgia.
Chattanooga athletic director Mark Wharton released a statement Thursday, saying the message was brought to his attention on Wednesday evening.
“A totally inappropriate social media post by a member of our football team has come to my attention,” Wharton said. “The whole message was appalling.”
Football coach Rusty Wright called Malone “that individual” and called the post unacceptable and said it violated program standards.
Malone was no longer listed on the Chattanooga staff website Thursday morning. Chattanooga played in one game in the 2020 season, a loss to western Kentucky.
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