I've always used the excuse stars don't matter at Furman… but I have to admit for a long while there, we had gaps in talent compared to some in the SoCon and the elite of FCS.

Wofford-Samford-Chatty all raised the talent bar in the SoCon — I'm sure most of our SoCon friends would say they never feared Furman's speed or physical presence. I'll even throw Mercer and WCU into the mix. Those five teams are very athletic.

It's one thing to say we need to get bigger, stronger, faster it's a whole other thing actually to make it happen. Stars or no stars Veneziale and Miller (a 3 star and a zero star) fit the motto… bigger, stronger, faster. What I love about these Furman pickups is they play against the toughest competition in their homes states at the highest classification.