It appears that new Nebraska head coach Scott Frost is drastically changing the culture of the program he hopes to bring back to glory, first by working his players so hard that two of them spent multiple nights in the hospital.
It was reported Tuesday that wide receiver Tyjon Lindsey and defensive lineman Dylan Owen spent three and two nights, respectively, in a hospital with rhabdomyolysis. According to the scientific graphic (courtesy Google images) below, rhabdomyolysis is caused by the breakdown of muscle tissue into a protein that is harmful to the kidneys. The result is, apparently, “Coca-Cola urine” and I assume some other adverse health effects.
Obviously we can crack jokes about this now that the players are released and healthy. But Frost’s comments on the incident are what make this story. First, he claims that the workout which landed two Division I athletes in the hospital was actually a SHORTENED version, 32 minutes instead of 40. I shudder at the thought of a 32 minute workout capable of degenerating the muscle tissue of a person who is presumably in the 99th percentile of physical health and athleticism. If Frost or anyone else at Nebraska wants to leak this workout plan so that I can attempt it for #content, we could really use the clicks.
By far his best line, though, was subtly dropping in the fact that his “National Champions” at UCF used to do this workout with no problem.
“It’s fairly intense, but it’s something that we did with our team for two years at UCF. I’m not trying to make an excuse, but I’m always going to be transparent,” said Frost.
Not trying to make an excuse, but just letting everyone know that his players at Nebraska are absolute pansies. Imagine having to spend three nights in the hospital with Coca-Cola piss and then reading that line from your coach out in the papers. Frost concluded that the workout was “a little too much for a couple of them,” which could be the understatement of 2018. A little too much for most people, even most athletes, is pulling a muscle or dropping a barbell on your chest. I guess Football Guy Scott Frost sees things on another scale completely.
