I recall watching a Quentin Wright interview where he mentioned that Cael wasn't in the loop regarding Andrew Long's (dependency and behavioral?) issues while the PSU team members were aware. I believe Cael learned from his errors and communication for non-wrestling issues has now become a priority as a result of that failure. Great head coaches aren't perfect but they learn and adapt. Or maybe he was aware but can't reveal intervention efforts due to privacy concerns. (If Cael writes a tell all book when he retires I'd buy it!)
It's difficult to predict whether or not any coach can reel in a loose cannon. I thought Brands and his Iowa teammates did an outstanding job guiding DeSanto. I thought that DeSanto would be toxic and was dead wrong. Maybe Brands - Iowa could have worked for AJ? In the final analysis support systems can do everything right and a person can still go wrong.
I recall watching a Quentin Wright interview where he mentioned that Cael wasn't in the loop regarding Andrew Long's (dependency and behavioral?) issues while the PSU team members were aware. I believe Cael learned from his errors and communication for non-wrestling issues has now become a priority as a result of that failure. Great head coaches aren't perfect but they learn and adapt. Or maybe he was aware but can't reveal intervention efforts due to privacy concerns. (If Cael writes a tell all book when he retires I'd buy it!) It's difficult to predict whether or not any coach can reel in a loose cannon. I thought Brands and his Iowa teammates did an outstanding job guiding DeSanto. I thought that DeSanto would be toxic and was dead wrong. Maybe Brands - Iowa could have worked for AJ? In the final analysis support systems can do everything right and a person can still go wrong.