In Chris Petersen’s pre-fall camp press conference he remarked that “how the old guys progress” is usually what takes a good team, and makes them great. There’s a lot of truth to that. Young players in their first two years, more often than not, rapidly progress as they receive high level coaching and strength training for the time in their lives.
Some will then plateau while others take their games to the next level as juniors and seniors. It’s seemingly a yearly tradition under Chris Petersen that certain seniors will put together the best seasons of their career.