Texas Wesleyan University fired Mike Jeffcoat Thursday as head baseball coach after he was quoted saying that he would not recruit athletes from Colorado, The Star-Telegram reported. The move came amid uproar over Jeffcoat, citing Colorado's legalization of marijuana, saying that students recruited from the state might fail drug tests.

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