College football fans know the old trope where a new college coach comes into a program and installs a culture by making his team run sprints until they puke.
Oregon hired South Florida's Willie Taggart back in December. After a bowl break with no practice (the Ducks went 4-8 in 2016), Taggart, the new sheriff in town, flexed his authority.
Three players have yet to leave the hospital.
From oregonlive.com:
Offensive linemen Doug Brenner and Sam Poutasi and tight end Cam McCormick are in fair condition and remained at PeaceHealth Sacred Heart Medical Center at Riverbend in Springfield on Monday, a hospital spokeswoman said. They have been in the hospital since late last week after workouts that occurred during the team's return from holiday break.
Poutasi's mother, Oloka, said that her son complained of very sore arms after the workouts and had been diagnosed with rhabdomyolysis, a syndrome in which soft muscle tissue is broken down with "leakage into the blood stream of muscle contents," according to the NCAA medical handbook. Depending on the severity, it has the potential to lead to damaged kidneys.
Not the headlines you want to earn in your first week on the job.
