Brown said before answering that question by recalling some wise words from former coaching legends Bobby Bowden and Joe Paterno. “I was meeting with Coach Bowden and Coach Paterno on a Nike trip.

The incident had pundits talking, and it prompted longtime former college football coach Lou Holtz to reflect on a time he and the late Bobby Bowden had a postgame confrontation of their own.

Bobby Bowden loved to hit golf balls at the old Killearn Country Club. Mornings or evenings when time permitted, the legendary Florida State football coach either played a round or started at hole No.