I'm a very cynical guy, as many of you know. I typically think that most college football coaches could care less about how their players do in the classroom, but apparently that isn't always true. Take Texas Tech coach Mike Leach, for example. His most experienced split end, Edward Britton, had fallen behind recently in his studies and failed to show up for tutoring.
Bad idea.
That's because Leach decided to punish Britton by having him study at the 50-yard line of Jones AT&T Stadium after the end of the Red Raiders' Friday practice. In 30 degree weather. While it was snowing.
Yes, Tech managers brought out a desk and placed it on the field and then told Britton to sit his ass down and start studying, despite the inclement weather.
"Ed didn't like showing up and studying at places I felt like he needed to and like the academic people asked him to, so he can go study out there on the 50-yard line," Leach said. "We'll take baby steps, and if he does good studying out there, we'll decide if we're going to actually let him practice."
That's harsh, but I like it. Of course, I'm not sure how much the extra studying will help. After all, Michael Crabtree's wonderful Texas Tech education earned him an amazing 15 on the Wonderlic test at the NFL Combine. But hey, I give Leach credit for at least making sure his athletes are literate. That's more than can be said about most coaches.
Demoted WR Britton getting frozen out by Leach [ESPN]
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