Indiana football coaching legend suspended for alleged insubordination

An Indiana high school football coaching legend has been suspended for alleged insubordination, according to reports.

Bud Wright, who is in his 59th season as head football coach of Sheridan High School in Indiana, was suspended for last Friday’s game by Sheridan athletic director Beth DeVinney.

A recent story from WISH-TV detailed Wright’s suspension with player reactions. Below is an excerpt from the WISH-TV story.

Wright told News 8 that he is unsure when he’ll be back on the sidelines, but he was not at Friday night’s game at Clinton Central. He also noted he’s doing fine after missing the first game of the season for an injury he received during a preseason scrimmage.

News 8 reached out late Friday afternoon to DeVinney and Sheridan Community Schools Superintendent David Mundy, and left messages on their cellphones.

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Wright this year entered his 60th season as a head football coach in Indiana; 59 of those with the Blackhawks. Wright has led the Blackhawks to at least 456 wins and nine state championships during that time, and coached generations of players.

“He is Sheridan football,” Sheridan senior lineman Owen Trietsch told News 8 in a special report on Wright in August.

Sheridan is 2-2 on the season, defeating Clinton Central on Friday night 43-26.

To read the full story from WISH-TV about the Indiana high school football coaching legend, click here.