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Tuskegee Basketball Coach Handcuffed After Game Against Morehouse
Coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed after questioning security about conference rule violations involving Morehouse football players during the postgame handshake, then released and traveled with his team.
- On Jan. 31, 2026, Tuskegee University men's basketball coach Benjy Taylor was handcuffed and escorted off the court after the game at Morehouse College following Tuskegee's loss.
- Concerned about conference-mandated security protocols, Taylor approached security after Morehouse football players entered the floor, AD Reginald Ruffin said.
- Video footage shows law enforcement officer on the court grabbing handcuffs from his belt and placing them on Taylor, who reacts bewildered then smiles in disbelief before being released to travel on the Tuskegee team bus.
- Tuskegee athletic director Reginald Ruffin said Taylor was enforcing safety measures and refuted officers' claim that Taylor was `very aggressive`; Morehouse College has not responded and the detaining agency remains unclear.
- Because details remain unclear, the episode raises questions about postgame security procedures at HBCU events, despite Tuskegee emphasizing security measures and conference-mandated protocols.
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Benjy Taylor has been in the college basketball coaching world for more than 35 years. The 58-year-old has seen some things over the course of his career, but being put in handcuffs by local police and escorted off the court after a rivalry game as he was on Saturday, well, that had to be a first.Taylor, the head coach at Division II HBCU Tuskegee, and a man wearing a police uniform were caught on camera having a brief exchange. While things app…
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