Another ignorant post. Just people making statements without any knowledge. Pure speculation.
Dr. Rupert P. Galvez, a sports medicine doctor, has stated that it is "unusual - but not unheard of - to see so many players come down with the condition (rhabdomyolysis) simultaneously.
Jon Miller hit the nail on the head when he wrote
"RE: the grueling workouts...its first week back after Christmas break last week. It's college football. This ain't intramurals."
The syndrome, rhabdomyolysis, often occurs when athletes who have not been training have a sudden increase in the intensity of their workouts, like a return to practice after a summer break, said Dr. Rupert P. Galvez, ... who wrote a 2008 article about the syndrome.
"It may tend to happen more toward the beginning of the season, as they’re starting up their preconditioning training," Galvez said.
From the New York Times:
Two dozen Oregon high school football players who went to a hospital last week complaining of sore and swollen muscles — including three who required surgery — probably suffered from an extreme version of a muscle syndrome caused by intense exercise, sports medicine experts said Monday.
The syndrome,
rhabdomyolysis, often occurs when athletes who have not been training have a sudden increase in the intensity of their workouts....
It often occurs at the beginning of the season, but a grueling workout the first week after Christmas break makes sense.
So it's not unheard of, but still not at all good.