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Faith vs. Belief: Unlocking the Power to Overcome the Odds

The topic for today, and I'm gonna keep it short and sweet. I'm actually—you might think it's cheesy—but I'm gonna hopefully prove to you, or at least show you and discuss: What is the difference ...
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Playoffs Are Here, It's Win or Go Home: An Open Letter to Our Seniors

First game of a playoff campaign, really your second season. I will be upfront and honest with you that I am not the origin of this. Alright, I have copied, I have pasted, I have stolen, I have done ...
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The Power of Showing Up: Coach's Spin on Nick Saban's Nothing Speech

Say what you want. Two of my favorite all-time coaches, other than Bill Walsh, are football coaches. And again, say what you want — I know a lot of people may not like them or don't like the team ...
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The Art of Being Surgical: Applying Precision and Focus in Our Program

Today I'm going to talk about focus. On Monday, I met with you guys after practice and I talked about this rivalry. I won't go into detail because they're going to post this publicly, and we don't ...
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The Power of Grit: How Perseverance and Passion Drive On-Field Success

Our conversation today is going to revolve around the word grit. So, does anybody feel brave enough to go ahead and tell me what grit means? I see some of you are like, "What the heck are we talking ...
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Strong Roots: What Trees Can Teach Us About Leadership On & Off Field

Whether you know this or not about me, I am an avid reader, and some, probably my critics, would say I shouldn't have spent last week reading this book; I should have been watching more film, ...
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We're All In Over our Heads

Despite what people may think—I’m not one that really likes to share a lot about myself. I’m just not. I’d rather let other people take the glory for it. Call it humble, call it humility —I was just ...
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Navigating Your Student-Athlete's Path to Collegiate Football

Waiting to hear your name called....... Thursday, April 25th at 7:00PM CST as well as Friday and Saturday of that week, all eyes will be on Detroit, Michigan who plays host to the 2024 NFL Draft. ...
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Teams Are Created 'Here' Long Before They Take The Field

There is no question that the Performance Lab has been and will always remain the heart and soul for the development of an individual as well as the development of our camaraderie and team culture. ...
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The Importance of FAMILY in Our Program

This week's Blog is a change of pace with Varsity Defensive Coordinator, Coach Sam Bernardi reflecting on the importance of family, the bonds formed and sacrifices made by players..
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