These days, Ash is more of a household name. Despite a disappointing debut that included a 2-10 record and a 0-9 mark in the Big Ten, Ash said all the right things during his second Big Ten Media Day.
Here are 5 takeways from his press conference:
In the same breath, Ash said expressed his belief that the Scarlet Knights are better mentally for having gone through the experience.
"It's behind us and we're a lot better football team today because of what we went through a year ago,'' he offered. "We went through a lot of adversity a lot of tough times, a lot of challenges.