If Football Coach Wasn’t ‘Wrong,’ Why Did He Cover Up His Actions?

In the article on former University of Washington football coach Rick Neuheisel (“The Hard Knock on Rick Neuheisel,” by David Wharton, Aug. 24), Wharton states, “It is not farfetched to suggest the qualities that fueled Neuheisel’s rise also led to his crash: The competitiveness. The supreme confidence. The eagerness to do things differently.”

Say what? Are we really supposed to believe that Neuheisel, as his father says, “didn’t think he was doing anything wrong”? Well, um, then why did he lie so often? I wonder if Neuheisel considered the repercussions that would befall his wife and family, not to mention the kids on the teams he left behind, before he took those fateful actions or when he lied.

Burt Level

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I was not terribly surprised to read father Dick Neuheisel’s comments: “It’s a terrible, terrible scar. They’ve tainted him.” Wonder where the inability to accept responsibility came from? Both Rick and Dick should wake up and smell the cappuccino. Just because they’re after you doesn’t mean you’re not guilty! I suspect that admission and genuine remorse could reinvigorate a potential Hall of Fame coaching career.

Steve Brodhead

Redondo Beach