Justin Matthews needed a kick; his face showed it.
Standing on the 11th hole of the American Athletic Conference Championship, the junior was searching for the fire to carry him through the last one-and-a-half days’ worth of holes, his was dimming under the Sarasota heat.
Ryan Cabbage has walked nearly every hole with Matthews this year. The two share a bond in their brash competitiveness, hidden under a veil of calm. The head coach isn’t too proud to seek the counsel of other coaches, spanning the sports he’s watched since childhood.
Rick Pitino’s words rang through his mind and out of his mouth as a mimicking speech to find grit.