He's a relentless worker. No detail is too small. You probably would expect those qualities from George "Geo'' Courides, the new strength and conditioning coach for USF football. But for Courides, they aren't just sterile lines in a job description. They are emblazoned in his DNA.
Courides, the man charged with making Coach Alex Golesh's players bigger, stronger, faster and ready to go the distance, has real-life examples for the offseason regimen he's implementing with the Bulls.
Across his chest and arms are tattoo portraits of his grandparents — immigrants from Greece and Poland. One grandfather was a former Marine who was a reserve police officer and a trucking-company staff member.