ExclusiveSen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., fired back at the Minnesota governor. Tim Walz On Thursday, Vice President Kamala Harris was pushed by fellow candidate at a fundraiser in Boston.
Walz made a sarcastic remark about Tuberville after he said he doesn’t “call people by names,” according to the Boston Globe.
“One of my roles in this now is to stand up against Tommy Tuberville, to show that Football coach “We’re not the dumbest people,” Walz said.
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Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, Democratic vice presidential nominee, speaks with Vice President Kamala Harris, Democratic presidential nominee, during a campaign rally at Temple University’s Liacouras Center on August 6, 2024 in Philadelphia. (Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)
Tuberville, who was the head coach at Ole Miss, Auburn, Texas Tech And Cincinnati’s coach and 2004 Coach of the Year, criticized Walz in a post on X, but told Fox News Digital that he didn’t really understand where the jab at him came from.
Walz became the defensive coordinator at Mankato West High School in Minnesota in the late 1990s, and the team won the Class 4A state title in 1999.
“I think he’s trying to make himself look good. He’s comparing himself to a coach who was only an assistant coach in high school. And if he was that good, honestly, he’d be a head coach,” Tuberville said.
“I don’t know what he’s trying to do. I think he’s manipulated his way up the totem pole. He’s second in line to be president if the U.S. wins, which I don’t think is going to happen, but … if you look at everything he’s done, it doesn’t fit with being a coach.”
Tuberville said Walz lashed out against him because he “has nothing else to talk about” and warned that Walz and Harris should start talking about the future of American citizens.
Sen. Tommy Tuberville, R-Ala., speaks to members of the media outside the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on May 13, 2024. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
“All of us — 330 million people — are just waiting for him and Kamala Harris to get on television and give interviews and talk about things that affect all of us, like food prices, gas, foreign wars, the border, crime. They’re out here talking about things that mean nothing to the American people.”
“Sure, if you want to talk about the past, that’s fine. But the past is not going to do us any good. The future. What are you going to do for the future? You’re running for the future of the United States. Go out there and sell what you have. And if you don’t have anything to sell, what do you do? You try to do something else. You try to ignore it. You try to put other things in front of it. You try to make it look like bouncing a rubber ball across the room.
“Hey, we need something that will last. And so, the American people need to know what they stand for. And none of them, in a month’s time, have gotten in front of the cameras and said, ‘This is what we believe in. This is the direction we’re going now.’ They’ll succeed or fail at this, but we need some structure because we’re 85, 86, 87 days away from the biggest election we’ve ever seen. And we have two people who are joking around behind the scenes when they should be talking about serious business for the American people.”
Tuberville led Auburn to a 13–0 record in 2004, and a victory in the Sugar Bowl.
He was also the AFCA Coach of the Year, the Paul “Bear” Bryant Award winner, and the Walter Camp Coach of the Year for the 2004 season. In addition, he won the SEC Coach of the Year title twice.
Alabama Crimson Tide head coach Nick Saban (center) talks with Senator Tommy Tuberville, former Auburn Tigers head coach, prior to the game at Jordan-Hare Stadium on November 25, 2023 in Auburn, Alabama. (Michael Chang/Getty Images)
Tuberville said coaching college football is one of the toughest jobs and that it has helped him hone his communication skills as a senator.
“You had a lot of guys who were very smart. You also had some guys who were struggling,” he said. “Being able to communicate to different personalities. You have to remember now, when you’re a football coach in college, you’re dealing with guys from all backgrounds — rich, poor, all different races, urban, rural. And then your job is to bring them all together. And if you can do that, you have a good chance at success.”
“I’m proud of the fact that I can talk to a young white kid from a rural area who’s very shy, who doesn’t hang out with a lot of people, and talk to an urban kid, whether black or white, and make them feel like they’re a part of this, even though sometimes that’s a very hard thing to do.
“College athletics is very tough. Being a coach is very tough. Working with a hundred different people, 120 different personalities and people with different backgrounds. It’s a challenge.
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“And that goes back to Walz. He has to understand that. He has to understand that. That’s one of the hardest things you can ever do. To get them in a position where they can win and then have a chance to win a championship, that’s even harder.”
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