You've probably heard of Barnabas Cole, the exciting prospect coming out of UTSA.
Maybe it's from his days as a 4 star recruit out of High School. Maybe it's from his athletic pedigree of a father that played professional tennis and a mother that competed in the Olympics for Mexico. But It's more likely that you've heard of his controversies.
During his Senior year of High School, Barnabas was a late commit to the University of Texas, his dream school. But after several instances of unpaid parking tickets, his character came into question.
In order to combat the cloud hanging over his reputation, Cole volunteered at a soup kitchen in his hometown where disaster struck: Cole started a food fight.
"I felt like those people just needed some cheering up... I stand by my decision to throw them [sic] peas," Cole was quoted as saying days after the incident.
Soon after, Barnabas Cole's dream school revoked their offer of full scholarship and Barnabas had a decision to make. His family was not rich. Despite his father being a professional athlete, he also had a scratch-off addiction, spending most of his sports winnings on them.
"I remember the smell of those crumpled up things," Cole said, a tear welling in his eye. "Damn near filled the house up."
Cole was then forced to sign for the much smaller UTSA on full scholarship where he was their only commit above 1-star. They were the only school to keep an offer on the table.
The years there treated him well. His controversies behind him, Cole was the star of the most dominant defensive line in conference USA: "Barney and Friends," racking up the most tackles for loss in the school's short history.
But once again, Cole found himself under scrutiny in the media spotlight.
A YouTube video surfaced in the winter of his Junior year uploaded by an anonymous source. The video shows what appears to be a Halloween party taking place. About 20 seconds into the video, a man who shares a striking resemblance to Cole in a Power Rangers costume is quoted as saying: "I don't see what the big deal is, pizza is good no matter what you put on it. I just happen to think it tastes best with pineapple."
The video quickly spread across the campus leading to speculation that Cole had questionable judgement AT BEST.
To this day, Cole vehemently denies that he was anywhere near the fraternity where the party took place.
"You can't prove it was me. I had on a mask, so you can't prove that I was under that red Power Rangers mask."
The video in question was filmed with a sepia tone Instagram filter.
All of this has lead scouts to ask themselves, is Cole worth the risk? Is his phenomenal speed off the edge worth trusting if his mouth and decision making aren't? Why did Cole dress up as the Red Ranger, by far the most cliche of the Rangers?
The only way to find out is to draft him. And we'll find out soon enough.
Maybe it's from his days as a 4 star recruit out of High School. Maybe it's from his athletic pedigree of a father that played professional tennis and a mother that competed in the Olympics for Mexico. But It's more likely that you've heard of his controversies.
During his Senior year of High School, Barnabas was a late commit to the University of Texas, his dream school. But after several instances of unpaid parking tickets, his character came into question.
In order to combat the cloud hanging over his reputation, Cole volunteered at a soup kitchen in his hometown where disaster struck: Cole started a food fight.
"I felt like those people just needed some cheering up... I stand by my decision to throw them [sic] peas," Cole was quoted as saying days after the incident.
Soon after, Barnabas Cole's dream school revoked their offer of full scholarship and Barnabas had a decision to make. His family was not rich. Despite his father being a professional athlete, he also had a scratch-off addiction, spending most of his sports winnings on them.
"I remember the smell of those crumpled up things," Cole said, a tear welling in his eye. "Damn near filled the house up."
Cole was then forced to sign for the much smaller UTSA on full scholarship where he was their only commit above 1-star. They were the only school to keep an offer on the table.
The years there treated him well. His controversies behind him, Cole was the star of the most dominant defensive line in conference USA: "Barney and Friends," racking up the most tackles for loss in the school's short history.
But once again, Cole found himself under scrutiny in the media spotlight.
A YouTube video surfaced in the winter of his Junior year uploaded by an anonymous source. The video shows what appears to be a Halloween party taking place. About 20 seconds into the video, a man who shares a striking resemblance to Cole in a Power Rangers costume is quoted as saying: "I don't see what the big deal is, pizza is good no matter what you put on it. I just happen to think it tastes best with pineapple."
The video quickly spread across the campus leading to speculation that Cole had questionable judgement AT BEST.
To this day, Cole vehemently denies that he was anywhere near the fraternity where the party took place.
"You can't prove it was me. I had on a mask, so you can't prove that I was under that red Power Rangers mask."
The video in question was filmed with a sepia tone Instagram filter.
All of this has lead scouts to ask themselves, is Cole worth the risk? Is his phenomenal speed off the edge worth trusting if his mouth and decision making aren't? Why did Cole dress up as the Red Ranger, by far the most cliche of the Rangers?
The only way to find out is to draft him. And we'll find out soon enough.
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