October 13, 2004
Zook Involved in Frat House Incident
Florida Gators Head Coach Ron Zook was involved in a September 16 confrontation at the Pi Kappa Phi house.
According to police reports, Zook was present during a confrontation between fraternity members and several football players over a fight. UF's Director of Greek Life witnessed Zook arguing with fraternity members during the incident, according to his statement.
Other witnesses concurred with the Greek Life director and said Zook threatened to get the fraternity kicked off campus. Zook denies making any threats.
The incident stemmed from a scuffle the day before in which 3 football players were involved. Fraternity members were charged with disorderly conduct over the previous incident, but not the 3 players involved. They were Steve Rissler, Billy Griffin and Drew Miller.
Police reports indicated that Zook and 10 to 15 football players were at the frat house during the confrontation. Zook reportedly also threatened one of the fraternity members individually. An Assistant A.D. for Compliance who showed up told police that Zook didn't "initiate" the incident.
While Florida Athletic Director Jeremy Foley called the incident "unacceptable", law enforcement officials have said Zook did nothing criminal.
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Michael Hickerson says:
posted on October 13, 2004 03:09 PM — linkDoes this mean Zook will sit out the MTSU game?
Shaughn O'Neill says:
posted on October 13, 2004 05:57 PM — linkMaybe he finally found the guys that started the www.fireronzook.com website!
Josh McClain says:
posted on October 14, 2004 04:53 PM — linkLooks like Florida AD Jeremy Foley is less than enthused about Zook's late night adventures.
