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How Toledo football coaching change has impacted players before bowl game

Lane Kiffin to Louisiana State, James Franklin to Virginia Tech, Bob Chesney to UCLA.

There are countless stories about coaching changes in college football, but little attention is put on the student athletes involved.

Former University of Toledo head football coach Jason Candle departing for the University of Connecticut left members of the team both questioning their futures and coming closer together.

“It was shocking news to me because the coaching staff has been here for so long and I would have never expected them to leave,” senior cornerback Andre Fuller said. “I was also feeling for the younger players.