Any head coach worth their salt will tell you that the strength and conditioning department is the single most important facet of any football program, and the head of that department is maybe the second most important member of the entire staff outside of the head coach himself.
That same coach will also tell you that the offensive line is arguably the most important position group on the entire offense. And who could argue with them? As Iowa State fans saw this season, if your team doesn’t have an offensive line that can protect the quarterback and create room for the running backs to do their thing, you probably won’t have much success (or fun) when your team has the ball.