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Penn Captain Tom Gilmore echoes those sentiments. "I don't think that all of a sudden a lot of good recruits hit Penn," he says. "Coach Berndt is definitely the difference...
Those familiar with Berndt cite a unique blend of intensity and compassion in the Toledo, Ohio native's style to explain his success...
Some of his players say Berndt, who brought wide-open football with him from DePaux University, is an intensely driven coach with a lack of patience for mistakes...
...other key to Berndt's success, observers say, has been his commitment to his players. And that, along with a strong reputation in the Midwest, has enabled the offensive guru to attract better football players to Philadelphia...
...Berndt brought to Penn "a tremendous commitment to the people who work and play for him," says Dino Folino, Penn's defensive coordinator. Folino credits Berndt's sensitivity to his players' abilities and needs as one of the reasons the Quakers' program turned around so quickly...