The coaching staff is optimistic about this year's club. Nine of our 18 players are returning from last year's roster and we have some quality additions who will also have an immediate impact.

When I took my trip out there, the coaching staff was great, the players were great. I really loved the campus and just the surroundings.

I think that says a lot for our coaching staff and the players we have here.

Talk to me after the first game. We're a new coaching staff still getting to know our players. We haven't had the band out there or the cheerleaders out there yet. Who knows what our guys will do when that happens.

It was fantastic for me as a manager, for the staff, for the players, the supporters, the club, it was really a very, very good day for us.

It's amazing. We're very proud of him. The coaching staff is elated. We get to see (our players) grow into young men. For us that's what it's all about. It all stems from the great family he comes from. It's not just how he carries himself on the field. It's also how he carries himself on campus and in life.