University of Texas head coach, Charlie Strong, has been drug-testing his players left and right. The Texas Longhorns have been drug tested a total of 188 TIMES just in Strong’s first eight months as head coach. See more on what’s going on down in Texas by clicking below…
From 2010 to 2013, Texas administered an average of 104 drug tests per year under former coach Mack Brown.
According to data the newspaper acquired through an open records request, Texas drug tested every player after spring break in March. Players who were considered at-risk were then subject to more frequent testing.A total of 18 Longhorns players were tested again April 11, and 15 were tested July 19 during summer conditioning. Five days after that round of testing, three Texas players — running backs Joe Bergeron and Jalen Overstreet and defensive back Chevoski Collins — were dismissed from the program for violating team rules. Three more players were suspended indefinitely. Texas continued to drug test during fall practice — two tests Aug. 11, seven Aug. 22 — and seven tests were administered the day before the Longhorns’ season-opening win over North Texas.
Shortly after the final preseason drug test, Strong suspended starting linemen Desmond Harrison and Kennedy Estelle indefinitely and kicked backup linebacker Deoundrei Davis off the team. Estelle was dismissed from the program Tuesday after another rules violation.
