“This game, whether we played in high school, college, or in the pros…it teaches all of us what we can do what we THOUGHT we couldn’t do.” —Jesse Sapolu

Is it hard to establish culture? “Culture is only hard to establish when you deviate from it.” –Derek Jones

“If you don’t make it your freshman or sophomore year, the worst thing you can do is quit. You just gotta work harder. “ –Jon Judkins

“It’s the story of cows & buffaloes. When a storm come a cow runs away from a storm. A buffalo always runs into the storm...we’ve got to be like the buffaloes & lean into the storm.” –Randy Rahe

Have players changed? “Yes. I approach things differently. D1 kids have such high expectations. Some are less willing to work & wait for the reward or results. Sometimes that can be challenging.” –Lance Anderson

On Mental Toughness: “Doing what you’re supposed to do when you’re supposed to do it. To be mentally tough I gotta go to work and get things done.” –Jay Hill

“You never know who’s watching. Every day is a job interview. Always be at your best. You never know who’s watching. You learn a lot about being a pro through sport.” –Barret Peery

“I talk athletes about thinking through all different scenarios & how to handle it. We try & help them mentally prepare for things so they don’t make split second decisions that may be incorrect.” Paul Pilkington

“We want to show players in our program what mental toughness is. Put them in and show them situations where they can be and are mentally tough.” –Paul Peterson

Mental Toughness: “To be able to stay consistent in effort throughout adversity. Sometimes coaches focus too much on outcome, and not enough on process.” –Jeremiah Larsen