On Monday morning, Coach Prime stood at a podium and, in classic Prime fashion, announced he had beaten cancer. With poise, a little humor, and a lot of gratitude, he said what Buff Nation had been hoping to hear all summer: “I got too much life in me to be thinking about death… we got to win a darn championship.”
Let that sink in. This was a health update and a spiritual gut check for the entire program. The man who had his bladder removed just months ago isn't talking about easing into fall camp — he's talking rings.