over the controls. He does not get enough credit. Coming off two disasterous ADs and with all of the concerns about him being a small-time hire, a Guenther guy, he was EXACTLY what we needed and has done damn near every single thing right.

I'm 49 years old. I cannot remember a time when I felt as good about our 3 major programs, felt as much optimism and joy watching games, loved our coaches as much, and loved the trajectory of the department. And I feel really good about the olympic sports (minus volleyball). There is no AD in America I would take over him.