Burke played at Metamora High School where he graduated in 1994. After not being retained this spring for the upcoming season, the NewsTribune reported that he had been a volunteer coach at Ottawa but “recently officials at that school notified Burke his services were no longer needed.”

Just about every school has less than ideal coaching departures they’ve had to deal with over the years. Former coaches and administration not seeing eye to eye and all that. But no matter how much animosity here there and everywhere where things like this takes place, this was the first time I have heard of a former coach who was wishing injury on the players he once helped coach.

Despicable, totally despicable.