Students say the coach 's firing was overdue . ` The school has been under fire for months over its handling of sexual assault allegations against football players. `` From time to time , there 's some instances of throwing balls or physically making contact with players , but it only occurred from time to time , it was n't an everyday type thing , '' he told CNN . ` Video broadcast Tuesday on ESPN shows Rice shoving , berating players . Rice uses homophobic slurs in the video provided by a former team employee .
Students say the coach 's firing was overdue . ` The school has been under fire for months over its handling of sexual assault allegations against football players. Video broadcast Tuesday on ESPN shows Rice shoving , berating players . Rice uses homophobic slurs in the video provided by a former team employee .