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Luke Falk鈥檚 2017 season at Washington State University was a pretty unbelievable one, for several reasons.

He broke Jason Gesser鈥檚 record for in WSU history. He shattered the record for .

What鈥檚 more, , he accomplished all this with a broken wrist.

If you鈥檙e not a WSU alum that obsessively followed this team all season like me, here鈥檚 a rundown of the relevant events: Falk left the second game of the season against Boise State in pain. He returned to play in every other game the rest of the regular season. Coach Mike Leach doesn鈥檛 talk about injuries, so no one thought anything of it.

Then, all of a sudden, rumors began flying about how Falk wouldn鈥檛 be playing in the Holiday Bowl. The rumors turned out to be true, and WSU lost that game to Michigan 42-17.

It turns out when Falk left the field in Week 2, it was because he broke his wrist. He put off surgery for as long as possible, but between the end of the regular season and the bowl game, doctors told him he couldn鈥檛 wait anymore.

How did the team manage to keep this information under wraps for nearly four months? Apparently, they were using specific tactics.

Anonymous sources told 24/7 Sports that Falk would wear a cast every game and cover it with a glove. After every game, they would saw off the cast so members of the media wouldn鈥檛 notice during press conferences.

I鈥檓 a big fan of what Leach has done for the WSU football program; the style of play he promotes is an exciting one, and I鈥檓 totally on board for the . What I鈥檓 not on board for is this brand of Machiavellian behavior, combined with Leach鈥檚 inexplicable refusal to talk to the media about injuries.

President Donald Trump鈥檚 combative relationship with the press causes consternation among many, including myself. Leach鈥檚 relationship to the press is similar in certain ways, but I was forgiving because it never occurred to me that it could be putting players in danger. The Falk situation made me reconsider.

If the press doesn鈥檛 get the opportunity to keep coaches accountable, who鈥檚 watching out for the players? Sure, there are teams of doctors and trainers. Supposedly, they were consulted and gave the green light in this instance, but the football-industrial complex doesn鈥檛 have a great when it comes to keeping players safe.

Ultimately, I鈥檓 glad this gambit worked out for Falk. His accomplishments look even more impressive now that I know he managed it while nursing a broken wrist. I would never ask an unpaid college athlete to take that risk, though. Had I known about the injury, I like to think I would鈥檝e advocated for Falk to do what was best for his body and take a break.

I鈥檓 not happy this gambit worked out for Leach. He got a new contract this year, and although we don鈥檛 know details about the length or salary, it鈥檚 probably fair to assume he didn鈥檛 accept a pay cut. He refuses to talk to the media about the injury even now that the season is over. He didn鈥檛 learn his lesson.