Players educated at school of hard Glocks

SMALL wonder bigtime college coaches are wary of media. What if they were asked a good question? What would St. Nick

Saban say if asked why so many of his recruits are arrested, sometimes more than once. Alabama’s

Reuben Foster, last week released by the 49ers after a second domestic-assault charge, was then quickly embraced by the whatever-it-takes ’Skins. Foster had previously pleaded guilty to possession of an assault rifle.

That’s another thing. Why are so many recruits — as in countless — arrested on or near campus carrying deadly weapons?

Isaiah Crowell, now a Jets running back, was enrolled at Georgia when arrested for felony possession of firearms — one with its serial number scraped off —“in a school zone.”

Why would the most physically imposing men on campus need to carry deadly weapons? What do they anticipate? That kind of trouble? Are they exclusively defensive weapons, used only to return fire? From whom? Is there a beef with the chess club? “I’m off to college, with one in the chamber!”

Fox’s Thom Brennaman is unafraid to speak impolitic truths during NFL telecasts. During Sunday’s Giants-Eagles, he followed an insert from Browns-Bengals with the rumor that recently fired Browns coach Hue Jack

son may replace Bengals coach Marvin Lewis:

“Could Hue Jackson possibly be in line to take over for Marvin Lewis? I live in that town [Cincinnati], and I’d venture to say if that happens they might not have 15 people at that stadium ...

“I’m not bashing Jackson, but when you go 15 years with the same head coach and you don’t win a playoff game, [Lewis’ Ben- gals] hiring a guy who has won one game in the last two years would be tough to take.”

In 15 seasons, Lewis’ Bengals were 0-7 in the postseason, including that last-seconds field goal loss to the Steelers three seasons ago, after Von

taze Burfict then Adam “Pacman” Jones were penalized a total of 30 yards after one play for out-of-control conduct — the most inexcusable loss in playoffs history.