Mike Brohard/ Loveland Reporter-Herald)
FORT COLLINS — A relationship built over the years had been severed, and at a point when a little stability would seem to be preferred.
When Will Friend left Colorado State to become the offensive line coach at Tennessee, he left behind a young group short on experience, but one he had started to mold.
Even though his replacement, Dave Johnson, carried more than three decades of experience on his resume, a respect and trust had to be built, which doesn't happen overnight.
It doesn't have to take forever, either.