An unnamed source confirmed that junior forward Tony Mitchell was suspended indefinitely by head coach Anthony Grant for talking about Grant’s mama.
The unnamed source said Mitchell fired off a string of “yo mama” jokes, forcing Grant to throw him out of practice and off the team.
“Tony really crossed the line this time,” said a 7-foot-1 Swedish center who asked to remain anonymous. “Tony had to know that talking about Grant’s mama would make him angry. I’m Swedish, and I knew that.”
The encounter took place during practice after Grant yelled at Mitchell for not running the correct play. Mitchell took offense to Grant’s tone and hit Grant with a few “yo mama so fat,” and “yo mama so stupid” jokes. The two got in each other’s faces and had to be restrained by coaches and other players.
“I was seriously scared for Tony,” said a 7-foot-1 Swedish center who asked to remain anonymous. “I mean have you seen the size of Grant’s hands? He would have snapped him like a twig.”
Grant neither confirmed nor denied that the incident happened, but said, “Don’t nobody talk about my mama.”
Mitchell was less than apologetic when asked about the incident. In fact, he took more shots at his former coach.
“Grant looks tough and acts tough on the sideline, but he’s soft,” Mitchell said. “I’m not scared of him, and I’ll say what I said again. He’s lucky the team got between us.”
Even though Mitchell was disrespectful, his teammates found humor in the face off between the two.
“Those jokes were funny as hell,” said a 7-foot-1 Swedish center who asked to remain anonymous. “The entire team, including the coaching staff, was rolling on the floor laughing. I was literally ROTFLMFAO.”
Mitchell’s status with the team for next year is still uncertain. Grant said he would not even consider Mitchell’s status until after the season. He also said Mitchell owed Mama Grant a huge apology.
“Mama Grant did nothing to deserve this,” Grant said. “I’m a lot nicer than her because if she was here, she would have bent him over her knee and given him an old fashion butt whippin’.”
Head football coach Nick Saban got wind of the fight and said he would not have been as nice as Grant was to Mitchell.
“I wouldn’t have kicked him off the team,” Saban said. “I’d make him run until I got tired. I told Grant to make his ass quit.”
