Wake Forest head baseball coach Tom Walter apologized after TV cameras caught him appearing to use a homophobic slur during his Demon Deacons’ NCAA tournament game against Tennessee. Walter said ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized Tuesday for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against Tennessee.

Wake Forest head baseball coach Tom Walter during a NCAA regional baseball game between Cincinnati and Wake Forest at Lindsey Nelson Stadium in Knoxville, Tenn., on May 30, 2025.

A lip-reading moment during the ESPN broadcast of Wake Forest’s loss to Tennessee in the College World Series has Demon Deacons baseball coach Tom Walter in the middle of a controversy after he ...

Wake Forest University head baseball coach Tom Walter has issued an apology after a video surfaced online of him using an apparent homophobic slur during the team's loss to Tennessee on Monday night.

Wake Forest baseball coach Tom Walter used a homophobic slur during the Demon Deacons’ elimination game on Monday against the Tennessee Volunteers, a moment which was caught on camera by ESPN ...

Wake Forest coach’s alleged homophobic slur caught by ESPN broadcast in College World Series controversy By . Christian Arnold. Published June 3, 2025, 10:42 a.m. ET.

There were questions about whether Wake Forest baseball head coach Tom Walter uttered an expletive along with a slur while ESPN cameras were on him during the NCAA tournament loss to Tennessee.

Wake Forest coach Tom Walter issued a statement following his "outburst" during Tennessee baseball's regional title win against Wake Forest. ESPN cameras captured Walter muttering prior to ...

— Wake Forest Demon Deacons (@DemonDeacons) June 3, 2025 Walter has been the head coach at Wake Forest since 2010. He is well respected across college baseball and even donated a kidney to a ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Wake Forest and baseball coach Tom Walter apologized on Tuesday for what appeared to be a homophobic slur caught by television cameras during an NCAA regional game against ...