Wife of suspended Wynne (Arkansas) football coach Van Paschal speaks out on social media

By Nate Olson | Photo by Jimmy Jones  

The wife of suspended Wynne football coach Van Paschal took to social media Thursday night to defend her husband.

After the Wynne School District announced the suspension of the state’s winningest active prep football coach, rumors swirled.

Lisa Paschal’s Facebook post told her husband’s side of the story. 

“The truth is a [football] player] pulled a knife on another football player,” wrote Lisa Paschal, who according to her Facebook profile is a second-grade teacher at Wynne Primary School. “No fight or injury occurred. My husband was simply sent home for lack of supervision, no criminal charges are being made against him. He was never even questioned by the superintendent.”

According to the district's statement, Van Paschal is currently suspended with pay. 

Van Paschal is the winningest active coach in Arkansas with an all-time record of 239-125. 

The Yellowjackets, who are ranked No. 25 in the SBLive Arkansas Power 25 rankings, are 5-2 and 3-1 in the 5A-East Conference with a league game against 1-6 Paragould scheduled for Friday night.