MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Defensive coordinator Scott Shafer waited all summer to see.
He'd heard good things about his guys in the weight room from strength coach Matt Hickmann. He'd seen his guys show up in the Murphy Center, day in and day out, prepping for workouts he wasn't allowed to work on. But you never know until that first day of camp what kind of leadership your team has shown when you aren't looking.
From the first whistle on August 6, though? The commitment was apparent.
"I start teaching the DBs the drills, and they're like 'Coach, we got it,'" Shafer said early in fall camp.