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Jon Johnson column: Napier has Saban-like approach at Louisiana-Lafayette

New Louisiana-Lafayette coach Billy Napier speaks during the Sun Belt Conference Media Day in New Orleans on Monday morning.

Jon Johnson / Dothan Eagle

NEW ORLEANS – Close your eyes for a second and you’d swear Nick Saban was the one at the podium.

“Really our focus is on the things we can control,” the coach said. “We’re moving forward. We understand that we can’t do anything about the past.

“Our approach is going to be that our choices and decisions – our habits, our self-discipline – can impact the future. I’m pleased with the decisions that we’ve made.