Securing a 22nd consecutive winning season and even capturing a 19th CCIW title means the Vikings must go through the proverbial rebuilding phase. Anytime you have an established program and you bring in new leadership, there s a transition period. All you can hope to do is minimize it and reduce it. I don t know. It s going to take some time.
Barnes is no stranger to the rebuilding process.
The 1981 graduate of Augustana returns to his alma mater from the College of Wooster. Barnes described the rebuilding process at Augustana as different than that at Wooster. Helping Barnes at Augustana is a solid group of returnees, including the entire offensive line as well as leading rusher David Chorney and leading receiver and captain Chris Sally. To have that kind of continuity, we have to take it and build and lean on it. Five different players ran for touchdowns in the victory over Eureka.