We expect greatness out of college football coaches.
Recruit superb players. Devise unbeatable schemes. Win lots of ball games. Contend for championships.
But that's not enough — we want them to be great leaders, too.
Sure, being leaders of their programs and their teams is important, but really, we have taken to seeing them as leaders in our communities and our states. When tragedy hits, we want to see them lending a hand. When sadness descends, we expect to hear them offering comfort.
And when a global pandemic hits our shores and starts killing people by the thousands, we want them to be leaders amid the crisis.