by DRAKE LOHSE
Todd Stepsis is taking no prisoners. His pyrotechnical enthusiasm was evident at his 2019 January introductory press conference, and a long, steamy summer has done nothing to dampen his spirit. Drake football is entering the 2019-2020 season with lofty expectations. The Bulldogs flame is still alight from a near upset of Iowa State in Ames back in December.
For those longtime Drake diehards, Todd Stepsis was no unfamiliar name. Stepsis has been the mechanic behind the Bulldogs nationally ranked defense for the past five seasons. The teams 2018-2019 defensive campaign concluded with their ranking at ninth nationally in scoring defense, at 19.