Washington AD Backtracks After Calling Oregon 'an Embarrassment'

Filed under: Oregon, Washington, Pac 10

Washington athletic director Scott Woodward backtracked Monday after calling the University of Oregon "an embarassment" in a radio interview Saturday preceding the Huskies football game at Autzen Stadium.

Woodward issued a statement Monday apologizing, and said he hoped to offer "clarity on my true feelings on the situation."

"I have a great respect for the University of Oregon both as an institution and an athletic program," Woodward said in his statement. "As a lifelong advocate for public funding in higher education, I have seen first-hand the effects of public funding on many institutions, including the University of Washington. My remarks were intended as a commentary on the powerful impact that a state can have on an institution's academic standing. The University of Oregon is a great example of the struggles which can accompany a university when state funding decreases, but UO is certainly not the only institution suffering."

Source: http://ncaafootball.fanhouse.com/2010/11/08/washington-ad-backtracks-after-calling-oregon-an-embarrassment/

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