Last time I check Carrington wasn't an expert on strength/condition practices.  In fact, kids, especially high performing kids, will go beyond their "limits" to please important adults... College scholarship football players are still "kids" (they 18-24 and still working on becoming responsible adults), they high-performing individuals or they wouldn't have athletic scholarships, and they're football "studs" who aren't going to "wimp out" on a new strengty/conditioning coach.  Theoretically, the adult in the room is the coach.  He should have both the knowledge and judgment to know how far to push his players.  It seems he didn't.  

IMO,  It was pretty classless for Carrington to throw his fellow team members under the bus.  I wonder if he expects support from them if he's finally held accountable for his alleged assault in downtown Eugene.  To my knowledge, the disposition of that incident is still "pending".  Perhaps he needs to concentrate on his own issues, not judge his teamates