throughout the past couple of weeks. we just felt like the program wasn't taking the steps that we wanted to in a positive manner. we sat down as a coaching staff and said, you know what, we need to do something to make a change in these young men's lives and to make this real. >> and i know there were off field problems, bullying or allegations of bullying, skipping classes, disrespecting teachers. you actually met with the student who was bullied, correct? >> yes. >> how did that go? why did you want to meet with him? >> i just wanted him to know that we don't condone any of this stuff. and i don't know if it was even any of our players to be honest with you. it's all anonymous. we just felt like we as a team needed to take a stand and take a leadership direction and change ideas there. i just wanted this young man to know we cared about him. have all the parents of the football play players supported