GROTON — Open fields along Route 111 glow gold as the sun goes down behind distant tree lines. Leaves slowly turn red and yellow along the road, adorning the rows of brick gable buildings on the ...

For Sprinkle, the first-year UW coach has had to deal with a flurry of defeats after coming off consecutive seasons at Montana State and Utah State with 27, 25 and 28 victories. "it's hard, it's ...