Doug and his team have had a great offseason, psychologically and physically. They’re at a really great place right now, and there’s more reinforcements coming in. The depth is continuing to grow. He’s laid a very good foundation. We’re getting a little bigger, a little faster, a little stronger. You see it coming together like a brand new house. It’s exciting to watch.

"Yes, this will be a very, very, very, very tough year. But I wouldn’t want to see anyone lead it but Doug. It’s not like Doug’s come to me and said, 'I don’t like this schedule.' We want his input when we make these decisions, and we want to style the program the way he wants us to style it."