Longo���s work in the Irish weight room has been cited by both players and coaches as a major reason for
Notre Dame���s success in 2012.
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we are today without our
strength and conditioning program, and in particular the leadership that
Paul brings us,��� Kelly
said back in December.
���He���s been with me the
last three stops, knows
exactly what I���m looking
for in terms of developing our players, not just
in the weight room, but
outside the weight room.
���You���ve got to understand, one of the huge
dynamics of a strength
and conditioning team
is that when the coaches
are away for three
months and they���re not
able to have interaction with your football
team, that has to be the
biggest jump that a football team makes ��� has
to be during those three
months. So he���s an integral part. I consider him
a leadership part of our
entire operation.���
The approach this past
year, Longo said, is no
different than 2010���11,
