A'ight, who is this head coach who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity?

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ESPN's Alex Scarborough wrote a story on the art of faking injuries in college football, and inside of that article is a quote from an unnamed coach in the sport.

A defensive-minded head coach at a Power 5 program, who agreed to speak on the condition of anonymity, said he thinks players faking injuries has become a bad look for the game.

The fact that every rule is seemingly bent toward offense now, this coach argued, is wrong. And to be clear: He's held his own, with some of the best defenses in the sport the past five years.

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"Is putting so many receivers on one side of the ball, going as fast as you can, that kind of trick and deception, is that a good look? So there's your argument: 'OK, don't lie on the ground and fake an injury. OK, well, don't do this bullshite.' It's not football. That's trick 'em. Are we trying to trick people or fundamentally trying to teach them how to play the game?

"OK, all the trick 'em, dick 'em, bullshite, is that what we want it to look like? We want to win because we trick you? Or are we going to beat you because we're physical, we're tough, we outrun you, got great talent, make a great catch, whatever it is? The game is great. But let's face it: A lot of this college football stuff in certain leagues is a joke. It's a joke. We're going to score because we trick you better than others. I personally don't want to spend my time tricking people.

"Again, deception is deception. Setting things up and trick plays, that's a fun part of the game, too. I'm talking about straight tempo, trick 'em, four guys on the side, end over, tackle eligible, all this stuff. All right, then let's get rid of all that."

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