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Mathews has been known to go into the backyards of rival schools to get the kind of prized recruits needed to build a championship program. He was able to do just that as an assistant coach at Delta State and North Alabama, but by getting pledges from players from underneath both DSU’s and UNA’s noses, he’s hoping for similar results at UAM.The Boll Weevils lost a number of key players from a team that finished 1-10 last season, the program’s worst campaign since going 0-11 in 1998. The dismal record didn’t necessarily push recruits away, but the mark did factor in.“When you win just one game, you know you’ve got a long way to go,” Mathews said. “And these kids that we got wanted to be a part of that. They wanted to be a part of something that we’re building here, and that’s a great, great feeling for a coach.“We’ve got something brewing here, and this is just the start.”Mathews made it clear immediately after the season that he was going to dig deep into the junior college ranks in order to find players that could help his team immediately. He signed 13 JUCO players early and added four - more available