When his senior season started to wind down at Adams Christian, Luke Ogden got the letters.

Ole Miss. Southern Miss. Other college programs started to inquire about the big 6-1, 220-pound linebacker and his ability to move to the football. But when it came down to signing day in February and everyone else signing to play somewhere, Ogden didn’t get the letters.

And instead, the guy who did nearly everything last year at Adams Christian was starting to fade away.

&uot;Just didn’t make the grades,&uot; Ogden admitted. &uot;If I could have made my ACT score. But I love football. It’s never been in my mind to not play.&uot;

That’s when another letter came in. It was from Copiah-Lincoln Community College, and its new head coach was looking for some players in the district for 2004.

Glenn Davis, a former assistant at South Natchez under Joey Porter, took over as head coach at Co-Lin following his departure from the staff at Mississippi State and hit the recruiting trail in the district hard.

Davis got Ogden on board along with about a dozen others from Adams, Franklin and Jefferson counties for this fall.

&uot;They’re a good coaching staff,&uot; said Ogden, who will play middle linebacker just as he did at AC. &uot;They work us hard. I’d like to run the ball, but you’ve got to do what the coaches tell you &045; whatever they need me to do.&uot;

The influx of players like Ogden &045; local players from the junior college’s district &045; along with top talents from other parts of the area and even out of state are the reason the Wolves will have a distinct new look this fall.

Davis &045; who served as offensive coordinator at Co-Lin in 1995-96 &045; brought with him virtually an entire new staff, including former Southern Miss assistant Shelton Gandy, to Co-Lin with the hopes of turning around last year’s 2-7 finish.

&uot;When I was here before, the people were great to me,&uot; Davis said. &uot;It’s not hard to come back where people were nice to you and good to your family. I wanted to be a head coach. The opportunity to do that was appealing. As an assistant coach, you always think you’d do some things different. You try to put your own stamp on things. That meant a lot to be able to do that.&uot;

The coaching staff has made an impact quick. Davis has with him a staff that so far overhauled the offensive and defensive systems and moved players to new positions in hopes of finding a good mix.

One of those to switch is former Cathedral standout Brent Tosspon, who will move to the offensive line this fall.

&uot;The new coaches came in and thought I’d be better on the offensive line,&uot; said the 6-3, 270-pound Tosspon, who played defensive end last year at Co-Lin after playing linebacker in high school. &uot;I guess when they told me to, I didn’t know what they were talking about. I’m still learning &045; learning the techniques of it, doing it and doing it right instead of getting in the way.&uot;

Leon Stewart, who starred at Natchez High two seasons ago, won’t change his role on offense as wide receiver but is expecting to get the ball plenty more times this season.

The offense is geared more toward the pass as opposed to being more run-oriented as last season, and that’s got the little speedster perking up in fall camp.

The Wolves have two vying for the starting quarterback job &045; Beau Billick (6-1, 195) of Wesson and Victor Williams out of Clewiston, Fla.

&uot;The offense is very different,&uot; Stewart said. &uot;Instead of running the ball, we’re a throwing team. That will take a lot of pressure off us this year. I’d say we’ll throw the ball about 80 percent of the time &045; a lot of deep routes. Every route is over 15 yards.&uot;

None of that, however, will matter if Tosspon and the rest of the offensive line can’t come together and do their jobs. That’s the area the Wolves struggled last year, and it was the reason why players like Tosspon were asked to make the switch.

The Wolves also have new players on the offensive line, including Mississippi State transfer James Redmond. Also among the depth charts is former Jefferson County tackle Anthony Davis and former Natchez High standout J.D. Hamilton.

&uot;From watching the tape, the trouble they’ve had has been up front,&uot; Davis said. &uot;They just didn’t have enough linemen. That was something we worked on when I got here. There were several linemen in the district that we were able to go out and get. We’re going to try to have anywhere from 10 to 12 offensive linemen.

&uot;I think Tosspon was probably going to be a back-up player on the defensive line, and I felt he could make a switch for us. I think it’ll help him play college football down the road. He’s like most kids &045; he just wants to play.&uot;

The offensive attack, meanwhile, will try and remain as balanced as possible if Davis has his wish. Williams may get the nod at quarterback after hooking up with Davis through a player the coach recruited while at State.

But Josh Nichols, the speedy standout at Jefferson County the last two seasons, likes the team’s ability to connect on a big play. Nichols said he’s sitting at No. 2 on the depth chart at his wideout position as a freshman.

&uot;It’s going to be exciting,&uot; Nichols said. &uot;We’ve got some speed. We run a lot of deep routes. (The coaches) have been there for us, teaching us day by day. They’re getting us to understand everything.&uot;

If anything, Davis and his staff will get the Wolves back on the right track. They struggled the last two seasons and are in their fourth coach in five seasons and are trying to get back to the days when Davis was an assistant &045; 15-5 over two seasons.

&uot;We’ve got to come through and win that first game,&uot; Stewart said. &uot;By winning that first game, we know we’re a team and we’re a family. That win will take that out of the way.&uot;