The world of college coaching, regardless of sport, has become a mine field in the past decade with a new controversy blowing up a different coach’s career or reputation seemingly every month. Texas Tech is no stranger to controversies with its head coaches thanks to Bob Knight at the salad bar, Mike Leach and an electrical closet or Billie Gillespie’s alleged mistreatment of players.
But in hindsight, those events seem like child’s play when compared to some of the more recent coaching controversies such as the mess surrounding Urban Meyer at Ohio State or the tragedy that unfolded at the University of Maryland.