Todd Monken inherited a program with a prestigious past and uncertain future on Dec. 20, 2012. Following the 0-12 season — the first winless season in the school’s history Monken entered a project that from the outside looking in would take more than one contract.
Monken’s first task was to change the culture and get started immediately.
“The only bad part is that they have to go home,” Monken said at his introductory presser. “I wish we could just go ahead and get to work now.”
Monken went about things differently than coaches did in the past.