Muschamp responds to those who question his discipline of players
Wednesday, September 3, 2014 | Football, Men's Swimming & Diving, Scott Carter
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gators head coach Will Muschamp announced Monday that receiver Demarcus Robinson, defensive lineman Darious Cummings and defensive lineman Jay-nard Bostwick are eligible to play Saturday against Eastern Michigan.
The trio was suspended for the Idaho game -- Cummings and Bostwick for violation of team rules and Robinson due to a university sanction that has been resolved.
While the Gators went through Saturday's suspended game with the three players unavailable, their return to the active roster this week drew criticism from some despite Muschamp's proven track regarding player discipline since taking over the Gators.
Muschamp responded on Wednesday morning's SEC coaches media teleconference:
“It's not just about suspending players for games. There's a lot of things that go into discipline. It's about altering and change behavior, which we've done here,” Muschamp said. “I think our discipline speaks for itself in how we've handled our football team.
“So it's not just about missing [games]. If it's about suspensions, then you would never have an issue, right? At the end of the day, there's more than that. There are a lot of things that go into those situations, a lot more than people know. And it's very frustrating for me as a coach, or any coach, to have someone being critical and you don't even have all the information.
“At the end of the day, I make the decisions in this program and I handle the discipline in this program and it's been handled very well.”
