Smoke first appeared on the horizon Monday night. A story published by ESPN’s David Purdum became the first domino in a saga that hit another level with a Thursday morning email from the University of Alabama.
Crimson Tide baseball coach Brad Bohannon was fired, the statement from Alabama AD Greg Byrne read upon arrival at 10:13 a.m. CT. It broke a notable silence since Purdum’s piece at 8:05 p.m. CT Monday revealed Ohio sports books were ordered to halt taking bets on Alabama baseball games.
Details were sparse but there was plenty to read between the lines in what’s becoming the biggest blow to a slow bleed of a once-powerful program.
