Every time Freeman performs horribly, Prince always bails him out. But it can't play both ways. You can't constantly defend him because "he's only a sophomore" because the head coach made this situation what it is. He didn't have to play Freeman last year, but he chose to because he felt he was the best man for the job. He's the quarterback, period. According to Prince, it's the most dynamic position on the field. When the quarterback doesn't play well - zero yards of offense for the Purple? C'mon, that's terrible - the coach should be able to say as much. Instead, Prince just lets it fade away. Remember last year against ku? Freeman was responsible for six turnovers, and Prince said - with a straight face, no less - that he, the head coach, was responsible for the direction the ball went. He basically said Josh throwing three interceptions and fumbling three times was the fault of a man standing on the sidelines with a headset on his head, not the touted freshman recruit who short-armed passes and locked in on receivers. Freeman is being coddled, and I'm not certain that's the best way to handle this situation. But I'm not a second-year head coach, so I'll step down from my soapbox now.
