This gets messier by the minute.
Officials affiliated with the San Antonio school district say the two football players accused of ramming into a referee during a high school game allege the referee used racial slurs towards them according to ESPN.com.
School District Superintendent Brian T. Woods says an assistant football coach accused of giving the players the idea to retaliate against the referee has been placed on leave.
Woods says the two suspended John Jay High School students will have a disciplinary hearing. Woods also says the district will file a complaint about the racial slur allegation with the Texas Association of Sports Officials.
Michael Fitch, the association’s executive director, didn’t immediately return a call from The Associated Press on Tuesday seeking comment.
Mack Breed, a 29-year-old assistant coach at John Jay, was placed on administrative leave for allegedly telling the players that the referee “needs to pay for cheating us,” the school district said in a statement Tuesday.
Police are now investigating the two players as well. If it’s found out that the referee did in fact use a slur, he should be gone as well.