Thursday, January 10, 2008

Eustachy takes leave at Southern Miss

Golden Eagles head coach Larry Eustachy has taken an indefinite leave of absence to be with his mother, who is battling cancer.

It's unclear how long the the fourth-year coach will be out, but he could be back as soon as Saturday's game against Tulane. Eustachy, who flew to California on Wednesday, told the media that's it a day-by-day thing.

Associate head coach Steve Barnes will take over the charge while Eustachy is out.

USM is 8-7 and lost their fourth consecutive game on Tuesday night. Eustachy placed the blame completely on himself.

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