The Brady football team took its lumps during Shay Easterwood’s first season as a head coach, enduring an 0-10 campaign that saw them outscored 412-169. But with 18 of 24 lettermen back from that squad, including nine starters on both sides of the ball, things are looking up for the Bulldogs.

With 10 freshmen and 10 sophomores on the 2017 roster, Brady will still be young this fall. But Easterwood, a 1997 Brady graduate, believes the Bulldogs will field a significantly better product in Year 2.