"Here’s what happened,” Marrone said. “First, we teach him to finish the play, OK? But they warned him twice. They came over to me and said, ‘Coach, No. 74 has been warned. If any of lineman comes close now we’re going to call it. So I run down and talk to the line, tell them they’ve been warned twice and now it’s time to be smart. They tell me, ‘No problem, Coach.’”
A few minutes later the flags flew and there was a big problem. As play was halted to announce the penalty and tend to an injured Rutgers player, Marrone went onto the field to summon his wayward student. The coach explained the error of the Hay’s ways in a manner that left no room for interpretation, made him sit in timeout by himself at the end of the bench and returned momentarily from the sideline to reinforce the lesson. A long detention appeared to be forthcoming..."
