If you watch carefully, you will see the coach throw out his elbow into Harrick's throat area. Then he brings his arm in around his player. In my eyes, it looks very intentional and if nothing happens with this assistant coach, the NCAA is just asking for those types of actions. Punishment must be enforced now before it gets out of hand. It's just like a game you are officiating. If you let smack talking and taunting go on early, the game may get out of hand later.
To answer your question, he was a defensive coach. It's his job to go after the offense and I think he got to wound up and took a cheap shot because he had the chance. Keep him off the field and that chance lessens.
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