Tyler Summitt, son of Hall of Fame coach Pat Summitt and Tennessee alum, resigned from his head coaching job at Louisiana Tech on Thursday, citing an inappropriate relationship as grounds for his resignation.

“I am profoundly disappointed in myself for engaging in a relationship that has negatively affected the people I love, respect and care about the most,” Tyler Summitt said in a statement released on Wednesday. “My hope, plans and prayers are to repair those relationships. I am appreciative of the opportunity I was given to coach at Louisiana Tech. I am heartbroken that my time has ended in Ruston, but because of my respect for the institution, it is best that I resign.”

After graduating from Tennessee in 2012, Summitt was hired at Marquette as an assistant coach before being taking the head coaching job at Louisiana Tech in April 2014. As head coach of the Lady Techsters, Summitt went 30-31 (19-17 C-USA).

“The university has accepted his resignation and appreciates the contributions he has made to the growth and success of the Lady Techsters program during his tenure,” Louisiana Tech said in a separate statement that was also released on Wednesday. “Louisiana Tech will immediately begin the process of selecting a new head coach to lead the women’s basketball program and student-athletes forward. Louisiana Tech wishes Tyler and his family the best of luck in the future.”

Summitt asked that the media and public respect the privacy of him and his family as they deal with the “difficult situation.”