University of Washington football coach suspended after smacking a player in the helmet and shoving him during game

• Coach Jimmy Lake was seen on the sideline smacking and shoving one of his players.
• The incident came after the player got into an altercation with an opposing player.

The University of Washington has suspended football coach Jimmy Lake for one game following his actions during the school's loss to Oregon on Saturday, according to Nicole Auerbach of The Athletic.

During a play near the Huskies' sideline, Washington linebacker Ruperake Fuavai got into a verbal altercation with an Oregon player. After the pair was separated, Lake can be seen smacking Fuavai in the helmet and then shoving him in the back as the player turned and walked away.

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According to Auerbach, the school suspended Lake without pay.

The school released a statement saying they had no tolerance for the actions.

"While we do not believe that his actions were intentional or deliberate, we can have no tolerance for a coach interacting with a student in the manner Coach Lake did," Washington Athletic Director Jen Cohen said, via Auerbach.