Strength is Scott Cochran's area of expertise, his milieu, the field of knowledge that has made him famous in the college football world. He's helped to take the natural prowess of University of Alabama football recruits and develop linemen the size of mid-size rental cars, backs who hit like wrecking balls.
Scott Cochran knows strength. So he also knows when there are bands of loyalty that are simply too strong to be broken, no matter what.
Cochran, the familiar face – and, even more so, the instantly recognizable voice – of the Crimson Tide football program's strength and conditioning program, faced a choice earlier this month.