After Florida State safety Darius McClure picked off a pass on Saturday, he did what so many football players do to celebrate big plays: He ran toward a teammate, jumped into the air, and bumped chests with him.

One problem: When McClure landed from the chest bump, he tore cartilage in his knee. The injury is season ending, and since McClure is a senior, that means his college football career is over.

Amazingly, Florida State coach Bobby Bowden says he won’t tell his players to cool it with the celebrations — and he says the real fault lies with the rule that penalizes players for individual celebrations.

“They do it all the time and all over the country; it’s just kind of a thing right now,” Bowden said. “I’m sure it’s instigated by the officials saying they don’t want any celebrating [alone]. … I’d hate to cut that enthusiasm out. I’ll take my chance on injury.”

Uh, Bobby? The rule that tells players they can’t celebrate alone doesn’t compel the players to hurl their bodies into teammates at full speed. How about you tell your players to find a way of celebrating as a group that doesn’t require them to take a chance on an injury?