UL Monroe says assistant’s side collapse is ‘unacceptable’

UL Monroe said it will take disciplinary action against offensive line coach Cameron Blankenship after he made physical contact with a player on the sideline during Saturday’s 28-23 loss to Marshall.

In a video from the television broadcast, an animated Blankenship, who is in his first season at ULM, can be seen running onto the field to yell at a player. After angrily ripping off the headset and throwing it to the ground, Blankenship continued to yell at offensive lineman Drew Hutchinson as he ran after him and ran off the field.

Once Hutchinson walked off the field, Blankenship chased him before eventually getting in Hutchinson’s face and shoving him with both hands. Several ULM players had to pull Blankenship away after he tried to push Hutchinson again.

“This behavior is unacceptable and does not represent the way ULM football conducts its business,” the school said in a statement. “Disciplinary action will be taken against the assistant coach. Since this is a personnel matter, discipline will be handled internally.”

Blankenship was New Mexico’s offensive line coach in 2023. Before that, he was at UAB as an assistant strength coach from 2016-2021, before becoming the program’s offensive line coach in 2022.

Saturday’s loss drops ULM to 5-3 on the season under first-year coach Bryant Vincent.