It's something that's been going on since forever, but is getting more attention now. Nowadays, you can get charged with abuse for screaming in a players face. The South Florida players came to Leavitts defense, but he and his whole staff were still let go.

Schools are scared shit of lawsuits. The minute such allegations pop up, admin will move to terminate a coaches contract weather true or not. "Player abuse" lawsuits are no different from harassment lawsuits which are difficult to win and get pricey to defend or settle.

Now I don't know but maybe players are becoming overly spoiled and pampered in today's day and age and need to be babied. Clearly they cannot handle the rigors of the Bear Bryant days of training.

On the other hand, we are talking college coaches with big egos who want to be the next big thing. We are talking about contracts, boosters, and endorsement deals worth tens of millions of dollars. Coaches are under pressure to win now. I would not hold it passed some coaches to actually abuse their players.

Most college players are around 18-22 yrs. Psychologically and physically their bodies are still immature and fragile even though we classify them as adults. Coaches clearly cannot coach these kids the same way you coach fully grown professional athletes who have been pros in the NFL for five years.

I also think a bit of resentment by the football / basketball players is in play. The NCAA, schools, BCS, admin and coaches make millions of dollars at their expense and what do the players get? A forced education called "scholarship" which 90% of players don't care about that in essence costs the schools nothing despite the value placed on it and some meal money. I would be pissed too if I were a player. Remember a very small percentage of collegiate BB and FB players actually make it on a professional level.