USC head coach Steve Sarkisian said he will go to treatment after combining an undisclosed medication and alcohol Saturday, leading to an embarrassing appearance at a booster event where he appeared to be intoxicated, using expletives and attacking other Pac-12 schools.

Sarkisian addressed the media for the first time Tuesday before the Trojan’s practice.

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“It was inappropriate, and I feel bad for the University of Southern California,” Sarkisian said.

Sarkisian denied he has a drinking problem, but said that he will go through treatment and vowed to not drink for the rest of the season.

“I’m gonna go with treatment and deal with it, and in the meantime I’m going to be the head football coach here,” he said.

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The incident occurred at a booster event known as “Salute to Troy” on campus Saturday night. In video from the event, Sarkisian can be heard using an expletive before yelling the school’s “Fight On!” motto on stage. The coach proceeded to insult a number of USC’s opponents this season, saying “they all suck” about a number of Pac-12 schools.

Witnesses said Athletic Director Pat Haden had to pull Sarkisian away from the microphone and lectured his coach backstage.

“I’ve met with Pat at length, and there’s things we’re going to work on moving forward,” Sarkisian said.

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Sarkisian was also slurring his words and told lewd jokes, according to at least one group.

“I took medication with alcohol, fortunately not a lot. I responded in a way that is not acceptable for me or the university,” Sarkisian said Tuesday.

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Sarkisian declined to reveal the medication, saying he felt it was a private issue.

Sarkisian also addressed the school’s recent announcement that alcohol has been banned from the Trojans locker room. Sarkisian said coaches would at times consume alcohol in the locker rooms after games, but it was not made available to players.

Starting quarterback Cody Kessler said Sarkisian addressed the team the day after the incident and was open about what occurred.

“He came to us as a man, apologized, looked us in the face, told us some things, and that’s hard to do,” Kessler said. “At the end of the day, I think he earned more respect from us.”

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Kessler said the players, who were in attendance at the dinner, were aware Sarkisian was acting differently.

“We saw it, and we knew something wasn’t right. We know what he’s like in a normal state” Kessler said.

“We just figured ‘OK, people here are drinking and hanging out.’ We didn’t know the full story. He came up to us the next day and apologized for it.”