It’s not a comfortable position to be in, called out by the head coach, first privately, then in a public setting.
What South Carolina football coach Will Muschamp did was meant to spur running back Rico Dowdle. The coach wasn’t happy with the way he took care of himself and how that cascaded down to nagging injuries.
Dowdle took it to heart.
“He just challenged me to push harder and keep straining,” Dowdle said. “The other day, he came up to me, he told me I passed his challenges with flying colors, which was good.