Louisville football’s Scott Satterfield rips NCAA, ACC leadership
By Alan Thomas
Coaches are concerned about student athlete mental health, too
Any habitual football player knows what the month of August means. It’s the beginning of the greatest part of the year.
It’s been a long road from Winter conditioning, where the body gains strength and speed in the offseason. Through Spring where the team goes through the motions with practice reps, and the individuals begin to gel into a unit. Eventually, Summer kicks into high gear, as players wear full pads and some begin to stand out and the outlooks on the season are being forecasted.
But the Fall…the Fall is the prize. College football players are arriving on campus, practices are starting to mimic other teams’ capabilities, and the socializing aspect is in full swing.
“What do you think they’re gonna do, just sit in their dorm rooms,” Satterfield said with sarcasm.
The Autumn season on a college campus is perhaps some of the warmest memories of a football student-athlete’s lifetime. At this time, they are kings of the castle.
“We’re playing with these 18-22 year olds’ minds by some of these leagues doing these things,” Satterfield said.
Satterfield did not hold back when discussing what this meant for his players, and he expressed and shared in their disappointment.