First in a two-part series. Part II coming Wednesday.
SAN JOSE — What has changed for Bellarmine football since last fall?
It is the question that has been on the minds of interested observers since the Bells completed the first 0-10 season in school history last November.
Bellarmine is clearly a long way away from returning to the heights that the storied program once called home. For decades, the Bells were perched at the top of the West Catholic Athletic League and Bay Area high school football at large, winning section and regional championships and sending players to college and in some cases the NFL.
One of those players, former Super Bowl champion David Diaz-Infante, is entering his third season as head coach. He is trying to pull Bellarmine out of the doldrums and into the mode