Cover Story The Godfather March 2001 Big Man on Campus - Nebraska's Boyd Eply didn't set out to change the game of football when he began lifting weights more than 30 years ago. The one-time track star simply wanted to get stronger. But since Tom Osborne discovered him in a small dank gym, football has never been the same. Meet the man most consider the father of strength training. by Jane Musgrave March 2001 Staff Meeting Letter from Publisher Words of Wisdom from Florida State's Bobby Bowden News and Notes -Rich Brooks waiting for XFL to call ... Butch Davis leaves Miami ... Jim Grobe cleans Ohio University's house ... Al Borges likes California ... Don Blockman moves up in Atlanta ... Pete Rodriguez stays in Seattle ... Phillip Fulmer gets raise, but Spurrier still tops ... Jim Tressel sets up shop at Ohio State ... Herman Edwards looking for second miracle ... Al Groh rounds out new
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