Oregon strength and conditioning coach Irele Oderinde was suspended for one month without pay after three Oregon players were hospitalized following grueling workouts.
Related: Three college football players hospitalized after workouts 'akin to military basic training'
Oregon has suspended new strength and conditioning coach Irele Oderinde following the three players hospitalized.
— Kristen Rodgers (@KristenERodgers) January 18, 2017
Doug Brenner, Sam McCormick and Sam Poutasi were hospitalized with rhabdomyolysis after going through military-style workouts. Oderinde, who was hired less than a week ago, followed new Oregon coach Willie Taggart from South Florida. Long-time Oregon assistant Jim Radcliffe will assume Oderinde's duties for the next month.
Coach Jim Radcliffe will take over (again) on an interim basis as Oderinde is "suspended without pay for one month."
— Kristen Rodgers (@KristenERodgers) January 18, 2017
The school issued a statement on the players and Oderinde:
Oregon releases statement and gives update on conditioning situation: pic.twitter.com/Vd6uNE5ITM
— Jen Beyrle (@JenBeyrle) January 18, 2017
It will be intriguing to see if this negatively affects Taggart's first recruiting class at Oregon.
(h/t The Spun)
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