Open Door Policy

There are football ‘turnarounds’ and then there are incredible turnarounds. Andy Lambert and his staff at Sterling College inherited a team that had lost 20 consecutive games starting the 2004 season. Last fall, in his first season at the NAIA college, the Sterling Warriors lost their first four contests-making it 24 straight losses-but then won five of their last six games to finish with a remarkable 5-5 record. Lambert came ‘home’ to Sterling from Trinity International University in the Chicago suburb of Deerfield. He was an assistant on the staff at TIU for six years and head coach for seven seasons. During his last three years at TIU, the Trojans finished 22-11 and #19 among all NAIA schools in 2003 with n 8-3 record. Home, though, is more Kansas than Illinois. Although born in Waukegan, IL, Lambert played high school football for legendary coach Roger Barta in Smith Center,