"I Almost Quit" NFL Vets On INSANE COLLEGE WORKOUTS & Punishment @ Auburn: King Dunlap & Daren Bates

Former Auburn Stars King Dunlap and Daren Bates tell NFL vet Jalen Collins and former Memphis Tigers track standout Alex Sweet about the intense college workouts and punishments handed out by former Auburn strength coach Kevin Yoxall. Taken from Raw Room episode "Hawaiian Runtz (ft King Dunlap) PART I":
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[@Bdougg_]

Lmaooooo Yox was my strength coach at Rice. They are not telling a single lie. We had a dude throw up during our lift and Yox brought out a mop and bucket and made him clean up his own puke then finish the workout 🤣

[@willardmatsaudza3101]

So that’s savage 🤣🤣🤣🤣. This a grown man’s sport

[@dannyperry9734]

sounds like something Yox would do

[@demoinputman7352]

Wat year at rice

[@Bdougg_]

@@demoinputman7352 graduated 2019. I had him my freshman year

[@soldierof239]

My buddy from high school got signed by the Cowboys, think he spent a year and a half with them and one with Cleveland. This dude told me about how serious the mandatory gym schedule was at Nebraska, 6-7 days a week a few hours a day type stuff. When he got to Dallas, he asked what the gym schedule is and they looked at him crazy "There isn't a gym schedule, you don't have to workout nobody will make you go to the gym. But if you don't workout, you'll probably be off the team next month. There's a guy competing for your spot that's definitely working out so good luck with whatever schedule you create." Man wtf 😂

[@Malitubee]

Yoooo that’s crazy . It’s always been said that college practices and workouts are way harder than the NFL’s , I’ve heard multiple players say that in interviews .

[@cedricjohnson3462]

1.1o0

[@aidanwatson910]

The difference between being a boy going to school and a man competing professionally.

[@KDubb-ws9zc]

@@MalitubeeI mean that’s been common knowledge college practices are way harder then the nfl. The nfl them dudes don’t really practice like that during the season

[@jamiec6504]

Well, that’s the difference between being a college student in school versus being a professional. As a pro, you’re expected to be doing that on your own. If you need a schedule for the basics you’re likely not going to be there long.

[@keepingitrealisexpensive7452]

100% facts I was on the team with Bates in 2009 -10 season they definitely broke me, my knees was already messed up before I got there but grew a lot as a man from the experience. Them boys favorite phrase was “THEY AINT GONE KILL ME TODAY.”

[@davegordon6943]

Are you hurt or are you injured!!!?? Heard that all the time

[@walterspears6416]

Cap

[@keepingitrealisexpensive7452]

@@walterspears6416 Ok I get it you don’t know my name so it’s gotta be cap to you. I could tell you all about that national championship season as a player just like Bates can. I remember when big Nick Fairley went to hide in the bath room during that early morning work out, one thing Bates left out tho is Yox tried to kill Nick when he got out the bathroom. He stood on business tho they threw every running drill they could at him and made him run against fresh bodies he beat all the lineman in them running drills that day. In front of scouts in all, Nick made a lot of money that day and showed he was one of the best in the country. You gotta be allowed in them gates to know what I’m talking about no cap. Niggas was throwing up while running and all Nick bossed up that day.

[@R96654]

@@walterspears6416people can never be happy for someone

[@shaunstevenson7240]

Riiiiiight😂😂

[@terrancedennis7867]

Maaaaan this HERE????!!! 😂😂😂 TRAUMA! Boards and "Level Zero".... Shoutout to Coach Pat Ivey. Got us right at Mizzou.

[@jscott4697]

😂😂😂 Already! We had BOARDS and LAME DOGS (1 leg bear crawl) with Coach Ivey and Coach Kaz

[@terrancedennis7867]

@@jscott4697 Lame dogs 😩!!!!

[@ztholston]

Damn what are boards?😂

[@jscott4697]

@Rblbbeast Basically it's like driving/pushing a sled but it's a piece of 2x4 board that you have to drive

[@ztholston]

@@jscott4697 so you basically sliding in on the ground?

[@ianalexander1490]

“If you’re 5 minutes early, you’re 10 minutes late. So be 15 minutes early.” I’ve lived with this rule years later and it’s helped so much with business sales/meetings. I’m telling y’all do it and watch your life improve lol

[@the_shadow_healer]

My high school band director lived by the same rule. To be early is to be on time, if you're on time you're late, and being late is inexcusable. Life lessons.

[@b2wavy510]

I play d3 ball in Texas most people who never played after hs talk down on d3 football but top level d3 football is no joke but even our workouts are hell most of the times I’ve slept all day from a workout we had in the morning multiple times but I can only imagine how hard these top d1 programs workouts are

[@kdeb92968]

D1 ,D2 or D3 either way you playing at the next level 💯💪🏾

[@jaylee4546]

Anything after hs is tough. It's a job for real

[@quintidwell99]

Hell I played hs ball in Texas and they was getting workouts from college teams 😂

[@ktimothee]

I just sent my strength coach a text. Coach Lou GOT ME RIGHT!!!!!! The text turned into a phone call man this subject got me really thinking about what Coach Lou taught me that I still hold close to me today.

[@theland1151]

That’s what sports is all about. Always treasure those coaches that guided you to become a better man. Keep in touch with him, I’m sure your text meant the world to him.

[@mr.resource4590]

KT you talking bout lou hernandez? He was our strength coach at Illinois. No joke

[@user-wh6sp6st8s]

It's funny when Bates talks about squats and cleans or bench and incline in the same workout..I grew up doing that. I didn't know it was odd until he said it like that lol. I used to workout with a former NFL DE/OLB that was a Titan as well. He went to FSU. He used to do 500 pound flat bench, then squat 500 pounds, then hammer curl 55 pound dumb bells in the same circuit like 12 sets. Then leave.

[@wideawakeanimal1]

I never played sports, these workout stories got me shook! Now you see why they were successful, shit sounds INSANE!!

[@dorianmarchelgray5292]

This is why when men criticize lebron and dak Prescott I laugh. Like bruh. U got a beer belly in this barbershop. Them dudes is amazing

[@Malitubee]

@@dorianmarchelgray5292 Exactly dawg

[@Malitubee]

You know what’s funny I used to always be like damn man it’s not fair that these dudes make all this money , then I realized there’s a whole bunch of shit going on behind the scenes that we never hear about , the early mornings, 2-3 workouts a day , injuries , consistent hard work on a day to basis , and then I realized most people are not willing to do that to get to their level

[@johnford9070]

Don’t forget the talent

[@MorningDew85]

@@dorianmarchelgray5292dak?? Of course he is getting clowned lol all that money to choke HARD lol

[@Crash95Davis]

You can really tell sweet a track dude when they talking abt they workouts he be so amazed and shocked it’s hilarious 😂😂

[@troyporche6997]

Had coach Yox when he was a strength coach in Houston, he the most serious Squat master in the nation!

[@joseywales1494]

Bruh I was a walk-on and didn't earn a ride til my Junior year. We used to get smashed for being late. Stadium stairs for two hours when the team travelled then practicing on a Sunday after playing every snap against a Fork Union or some shit 😂😂 That shit made a man out of you

[@mdubb9621]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@tokyouzimoki8022]

that’s actually crazy because I was about to commit to Fork Union 😭😭 that crazy ass military school

[@joseywales1494]

@@tokyouzimoki8022 they put out some ballers back in the day. I had a couple teammates make the league after getting offers coming out of there. Not sure how quality of life was on they campus tho 😂

[@mrsmukk]

Thats why them D1 and NFL dudes built different bro....they don't look like that on accident...MONSTERS!!!!

[@Malitubee]

Bro I love hearing these behind the scenes of what be going on 😂

[@crlbaseball87]

Coach Stevens at MVSU… baseball team was called “The Breakfast Club”. Workouts start at 4 and you late if you get there at 3:55… “Your heart belongs to the Lord, but yo a** belong to me”

[@willardmatsaudza3101]

Oh no 🤣🤣🤣🤣your ass belongs to me ☠️☠️☠️ you know that man bout to put you through hell.

[@boddaboom77]

The AU strength and conditioning program has taken a noticeable step back since Yox left. He really is one of the best in the business.

[@bodye6]

Yall gotta get Yox and folks from that time to come in together. Im sure the stories are hilarious especially now 😂😂😂😂😂

[@L4-295]

‘He don’t give a fuck what happened to yo car. You ain’t gotta push that….but you gon push these boards lol’ LMAOOOOOOOOOO

[@bpnation37]

When coach O told us we were doing 28 110’s I thought he was bullshitting. Man made us run every single one in 95 degree heat and timed them all. When coach Taggart got hired at Oregon he brought coach O with him and that nigga sent several of their players to the hospital after their first workout. That mf was crazy.

[@bles05]

Gah damn! 28 110's We ran 300's til we urled

[@FTBLDepot]

😳😢

[@lamontragland7141]

We used to push the 45 pound plates for 1000 yards. Then stadiums was crazy

[@wwhite36]

I went on a Auburn football visit in 2006 and King gave me a pair of his glove. Dude was cool for that.

[@bles05]

I had Will Muschamp as my db coach & Kirby Smart was our DC at Valdosta State U. (D-II), so wasn't no fuks given about being late or being tired during a workout...Me, I forgot to wear my team issued shorts to conditioning test day, had to go back & get them & was "late" upon return. So I got they pleasure of doing conditioning tests all day & then waking up at 4:30am to be punished again for discipline conditioning the next day w conditioning/strength Coach Doscher for 2 hrs...good times

[@EverywhereAndNowhere]

I was trying to figure out what the whole "pushin boards" thing was. When they finally described it...aw, hell naw. Ain't no way. I woulda gave up too.😂

[@MayoBO9]

seeing the hill reminds me of the one at my high school. It was about 30 feet high steeper than that one when the coach got mad told u to go do hill climbers in pads he would sit there and yell at you to remind you why u doing hill climbers and if you fell going up the hill you would be rolling back down while he screaming at you asking you why you fell

[@Tuck-N-Roll]

I’ve been here, I had the best Strength and Conditioning in college with Bennie Wylie (Won the strong competition, was the S&C coach for the Cowboys,Longhorns,Tech,Oklahoma and now he’s at USC bro he was on a whole other level we was doing morning workouts at 4am some of the craziest shit I’ve ever done but he made sure that the entire team was under a certain percentage of body fat by time spring ball was done it was crazy 😂😂

[@frankbrown7121]

👍 Bennie was my college teammate at Sam Houston State and he’s always been that way!

[@nathanelliott7897]

Self discipline is a learned behavior once you been through 💩like this 😂

[@mr.resource4590]

Coach Lou hernandez at Illinois was our strength coach. My first year tried to make guys quit so that zook could open up scholarships for incoming players. We did warmups, 8 cone a d ladder drills 5 parameters which is where you run on the outside of the football field timed based on position. X 2 1000yard shuttles and 178 up downs but we stopped at 88. Ill never forget that day. Made me question myself lol.

[@bles05]

Geesh!

[@DonWick601]

Raw Room so underrated!

[@ChrisKane-m7d]

That’s y y’all were so successful n strong n all studs it’s like being a Marine

[@liljayloooo]

Squatsss??? After 4 sets of 15 on that steep ass hill😂😂😂

[@justinwickham75]

Man when the coach said “Start over!” Mannnnn that shit hurt me💀

[@5MambaBlack]

I played in college played left tackle. One of the linemen was late to everything so we got punished as a group. 400 yard pencil rolls and 400 yard bear crawl at 4 a.m. before 6 a.m. workouts. EVERY SINGLE FUCKIN DAY.

[@justasimplemanworkinghiswa1569]

y'all should've beat his ass

[@charlesmeans6767]

Cadillac Williams and Ronnie Brown were unstoppable.

[@joebain7313]

them winter conditioning mat drills... my first winter conditioning drill had me with shits and throwing up. i died a lil bit on that toilet😅😅😅

[@IssacEinstein]

😂

[@kanyewest6539]

"that nigga be swoll.... *DOES THE FLEX* .....but dead....*does the puppet*" bates is one of the funniest non comedians i ever seen

[@thafunk5ive]

Sweets trying to figure out the sound of a plate falling is hilarious 😂😂

[@Widow_Son]

We call that military time. If you on time you late. If you late you fucked 🤣🤣 better be early everywhere 💀

[@Hustlemandlag]

We did this in high school n Texas

[@hothandquis941]

Man I thought they was trying to kill us my redshirt freshman year at UNR (University of Nevada Reno)😂😂 my first time being late to class since like sophomore year of high school: 500 yards pencil rolls, 500 yards plate push(45 lb) it definitely separates the boys from the men, had me thinking bout taking my black ass back home to Florida 😂😂

[@SportsTalkw_CoachKelvin]

Aaron Hillman at Bowling Green State University….was the Exact Same Way. I’m 35 and still have nightmares to this DAY!!!!

[@westcoasthype619]

And this why everyone should play football. Mentally breaks you down and build you up translates very well to life

[@GMICKEY2]

What y’all know about them 5 am winter workouts??

[@Rowdt98]

I made it a point to never get in trouble I don’t take punishment well I ain’t rolling the whole field all practice lol

[@howardwayne8288]

Them Strength & Conditioning coaches are a different breed... DAMN YOU COACH SMITH!!! 🤬

[@korymacdowell3881]

Bates is too funny man😂

[@taylorbrown130]

Mane Coach Pat Ivey at Arkansas State shout out to you coach!!!

[@mr.ricklewisjr5997]

All that shit sounds exciting frfr

[@coursin1828]

College flashback/nightmare LOL! We had to do them boards and we had a hill to run as well lol. Got me right though!

[@edwardjones282]

Literally, I have no idea who any you guys are. I love your stories. You all got a sub from me.

[@Futurelawyer812]

I remember redshirt workouts at Bowling Green back in 09-10. Shoutout Coach Hillmann! Shit was no joke 😂

[@SportsTalkw_CoachKelvin]

😂😂😂😂Man I still have nightmares of Hillman

[@Progressivegenius]

I stopped after high School. I enjoyed working out and even 2 adays, but no way would I put myself through that shit without being paid. With no promise of yhe nfl. I would have had to have a guaranteed scholarship play or not

[@dweez4703]

Winter conditioning & mat drills make you a man

[@ladariusharris2194]

I swear and fall camp

[@mileshii]

What’s the mat drill? I’ve seen a few people mention it

[@ladariusharris2194]

@@mileshii it’s a circuit of most times up to 6 different conditioning drills. You go about 5 minutes each drill unless coaches calls for a redo so everyone starts over. Once all groups successfully complete the circuits then after the team either run however many gassers, 40s or 110s the coach calls for

[@bpnation37]

I swear they do

[@amfhoward3591]

"Oh nah yeen gotta push that car, you GONE PUSH THESE BOARDS!" 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@south2lt]

Cole Cublic talks about Coach Ox often on his radio show. ...Cole Cublic would be good guest for the podcast.

[@chillymo6551]

We was doing that shit in high school I always said if we don’t make it out didn’t make D1 or some shit just go to the marines you’re the perfect fit 😂

[@philliphortonRanger501]

Lol 😂 military style lol 😂

[@DEBBO8080]

Our strength coach at our college for every rep you missed that was an additional 3 reps added on. So if you were doing squats that day and had a set of 12 reps and only got to 8 or 9 do the math. Fucking brutal

[@DG-BB]

my favorite episode

[@soleking78]

Daren "why would you do that to yourself" 😂😂😂

[@GMICKEY2]

I redshirted and I was big af but Friday’s boy! I hated Fridays!

[@mauricebullard7949]

😂 we called it Dawn Patrol at WKU. Shit really was life changing

[@bpnation37]

Who was your strength coach? We had dawn patrol at USF. I had that shit a few times for being late lol

[@mauricebullard7949]

@@bpnation37 Duane Hall. Who'd did you guys have?

[@bpnation37]

@@mauricebullard7949 Hans Straub. He had to resign after he was tweeting talking shit about Aaron Lynch when he got drafted. He hated that mf cuz he didn’t give af about dawn patrol. He never showed up and would walk into the facility for meetings with his head held high. Bro didn’t give a fuck because he knew he was gonna play regardless 😂😂😂

[@intelligenthoodlumpodcast7627]

What years were u at wku?

[@mauricebullard7949]

@@intelligenthoodlumpodcast7627 08-11. You?

[@kingjah6420]

In HS my basketball coach Coach Lee tried to run us to literally he wanted to see someone throw up.niggas was getting jumped when we got back to the hood for missing them damn free throws at the end of practice

[@Supamarkbeats]

Dam I’m really tryna do these workouts now

[@sammiethompson457]

I was late one time we called them "do rights" tho man I hated them lol but s/o to Coach Lewis Sims he was a good ass coach

[@djquik182000]

Dawg high school 3 a days at maple heights…..shout out to coach Lee Stringer ✊🏾

[@charlesjeter4677]

Crazy give me that same feeling Gucci used to give us when he was in da game and running the streets.

[@joshuareed7242]

Ima be real.. hearing these G's talking bout them workouts just make a crazy like me want to do it.. I low-key miss workouts like this..😂

[@walkingwall8828]

I like what yall doing please dont let the business side of the podcast break yall up and mess up y'all friendship

[@dannyperry9734]

Daren and King...yall need to talk about Bama Reps with Coach Yox

[@bodye6]

Auburn needs Yox again frfr

[@jontell19]

Shout out to Josh Medler 💯

[@JavierLopez-ic8sb]

Where can I get the shirt that JC wears?

[@raphaelsaddler4123]

Russian twist with a plate! 150!

[@toledoatkins]

Bruh idk wtf was wrong with me I was late to class for bout two months straight that morning punishment was hell got me in shape tho 😂😂

[@mca217]

4:12 😂😂😂

[@mtmjew]

What is pushing boards ??

[@mckicker84]

Think bear crawls but pushing a 2x4 across the turf.

[@vibeinparadise9821]

Workouts be having you ready to quit don’t care about nothing

[@kenneth_Berry_]

USC clapping that 2004 Auburn team. They playing games

[@IssacEinstein]

It would’ve been a great game

[@alldatbodee1]

​@@IssacEinstein USC would have burnt they asses up....

[@jonathanlewis3067]

@@alldatbodee1hell no

[@jonathanlewis3067]

Auburn would’ve tore them up

[@alldatbodee1]

@jonathanlewis3067 Reggie Bush...LenDale....Matt Leinart.....clay mathews....too many to name...Rey Maualuga...Brian Cushing....Darnell Bing...ETC

[@szczurrat2402]

100 yard sprints because dudes were caught drinking at football camp. Those who drank carried dummies and ran laps after practice. But, the whole team ran 10, 100 yard sprints. Big 21 was our individual punishment, and it could be tailored to the individual. 3 workout sets, we did mainly push-ups, leg lifts and crunches. You start with one rep per workout , so three sets of one... Then three sets of three... Then three sets of six... Then nine... Then twelve... Then fifteen... Then eighteen... ... and 21... oh the last three sets of 21... If you really were messed up, they went back down to 1. Legend has it some kids did multiple "Big 21s" Oh yeah... it was always in cadence, too.

[@Kash_Abdul]

how I feel bout my coach

[@balloutboyz8760]

Jesus he sounds like the devil 😂😂😂 got to 105 an start over with a plate 🥲😭😭 he’ll nawl

[@pboogity8309]

Dawg why oh why do some people not just tell mfs the time shit actually start? Why set them up for failure? Why? You told me to be here ready to go at 7. I showed up at 6:51. Now I’m doing the punishment workout cause you actually meant 6:40. Asinine.

[@BubbAXHydE]

I will go to my grave swearin they intentionally left AU out the National Championship cause they knew the 04 team would have destroyed USC. It wouldn't have been close. Y'all Be Blessed 🤘✌️💙🐓

[@edizzleislands8704]

Child, please! In 2002 USC beat Auburn 24-17, and in 2003 USC won 23-0 at Auburn. 2004 USC team was a lot better then the 2 years before that. USC would've won the NC game 42 -10. Closer then the Okl score, maybe.

[@BubbAXHydE]

@edizzleislands8704 And the 04 Auburn team finally got it together. Whether ya like it or not, they destroy usc. Ronnie Brown and Cadillac Williams run all over that defense. It is what it is. Be Blessed 🤘✌️💙🐓

[@profoundteezy7113]

This girl said getting sum ice, she couldn't say Candice or going out with a homegirl or something!!! And Sherm yo ass can't bust a move if you wanted to

[@tjayk9127]

If they’re treatjng you like shit it’s because they care. Worst thing an athlete can get is a big head, gotta keep people level. I would be harder on my 5 stars than everyone because my standards are higher for them.

[@Stevontaeee]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@franklewis5905]

I'm tired just hearing about these workouts

[@ymat5306]

Evil dude

[@hennys2324]

Sup with yall wearing daisy dukes man if you'll don't get bigger shorts bros yall look like some daisy Duke boys wtf 😂😂😂😂

[@anothaeasywin]

We've reverted back the the 70's 😂

[@autigers1993]

Yox was OCD.

[@BeezyBalmain]

🤣🤣🤣

[@shiverop8027]

I can’t believe cam newton almost quit

[@raw__room]

You were listening horribly wrong

[@raw__room]

Or watching. Don’t matter, you fucked up

[@Los334_]

😂

[@5100DBlock]

Do all this just to get paid the nba vet minimum 😂😂😂

[@anthonyrobertson6398]

Can y’all explain to me …why… athletes think another grown man paying for another grown man’s food is a flex? Sounds like y’all think it’s cool for dudes to take y’all on dates….

[@colechillen7700]

"The same ones committing crimes are the ones that want reparations! That's bullshit!" Tommy Tubberville 2023

[@Dannerisms]

Tuberville is not only a victim to the concept of cause and effect he's also a beneficiary of it.

[@albertdaley9093]

So your government stole from them right

[@lucio989]

We need tuberville for president. Hes telling it like it is.

[@gzsweets]

0 seconds ago When the wrestling coach is your strength trainer……then yall can talk. Rule 1) no hands in pockets. 2) don’t stand still or expect a weight, ball, or shoe thrown at you. 3) if the music playing bettter be repping. 4) don’t stop. Squats don’t stop, rack it body squat; bench, rack it and push ups: if you rack it, you partner better be jump roping or running stairs, because yall about to get a shoe to the head or 5 lbs weight thrown at you. On the whistle random ass burpees.

[@Nat_Turner10_8]

Y’all niggaz hilarious y’all should be doing way better numbers. An y’all seem cool af in real life.

[@Mm69tw]

4 guys all trynna talk at the same time nice