This preseason feature on the Wayne State University football team leads with. . . "Since Wayne State University officials and donors pumped more money into the football program this year, players feel obligated to show they are worthy of the support." Along with a new artificial turf playing field comes higher expectations for the team, reporter Eric Lacy points out. "It's nice to see positive things happening to the program," said junior linebacker Alan Guy. "Now it's up to us to get the job done." Receiver Nick Body added, "But none of these improvements matter if we don't win." The article mentions that the Warriors struggled on offense last year but have several skill-position players returning. On defense, the team graduated only two starters from a squad that improved 85 places in the NCAA defensive rankings.