Fogler apologizes for profanities on telestrator

? CBS broadcaster Eddie Fogler apologized to the father of Georgia players Jarvis and Jonas Hayes after scrawling profane remarks on a telestrator during the Bulldogs’ second-round loss to Southern Illinois on Sunday.

During a commercial break late in the second half, Fogler  in his first season at CBS  drew a circle around a camera shot of James Hayes, who was sitting with his wife, Yvonne, and other Bulldogs supporters. Fogler also scrawled two profanities on the telestrator, along with “me” and circled them.

CBS said the national television audience never saw the remarks, which were removed before the network got back from commercial. But they were seen on dozens of United Center monitors.

When the broadcast resumed, Fogler praised the Hayes’ parents.

The Hayes twins played their first season for Georgia after transferring from Western Carolina after the 1999-2000 season, leading the Bulldogs to a share of the SEC East title. Jarvis Hayes led the conference in scoring and Jonas was a valuable reserve for the Bulldogs.

Fogler  who was coaching at South Carolina at the time of their transfer  said he wrote the comments in jest because James Hayes didn’t call him to let Fogler know the brothers were available.

Fogler said he talked to James Hayes after the game, and that Hayes was “disappointed, and I understand his disappointment. I agree with his disappointment. But why would anybody do that over national TV? Come on.”