GROVE CITY — A 20-game losing streak and a stacked conference.

But this isn’t the Grove City College football team of the past two winless seasons.

There are changes.

Everywhere.

Gone is Chris Smith, who guided the program as the Wolverines’ head coach for 31 years.

In is Andrew DiDonato, who was the offensive coordinator last year and the coach-in-waiting. He was also a star quarterback on the field at Grove City College, his name peppering the record books.

Also in is defensive coordinator Mike Hoyt, who brings with him an aggressive defense that prides itself on splash plays.

With that kind of defense and DiDonato’s spread, up-tempo offense, the Wolverines will be anything but boring.

“We have a very clear vision,” DiDonato said. “We understand it’s a process to turn that vision into a reality. Brick by brick, one day at a time.”

One of those bricks was improving the work in the offseason and that was a rousing success.

Hoyt is also the strength and conditioning coach, and to a man, the Wolverines are stronger and faster and more explosive on the field, DiDonato said.

“Physically, when it came to competing on the field, we broke the season into four phases,” DiDonato said. “Phase 1 was January to March working with our strength staff ... and I felt our guys did everything our strength staff asked in Phase 1. Now we can tell they did everything we asked based on how they came into camp and now in camp they’re answering the bell.

“Our guys look different,” the coach added. “You can notice the strength and the agility and the quickness and separation. All those little things will add up to where we want to be.”

DiDonato also hopes to end the revolving door at quarterback where 10 players saw action in at least one game under center in the last two seasons.

Caleb Jakiel led the Wolverines in passing in 2015 with 892 yards and eight touchdowns. The 6-foot-2, 200-pound senior from Moon threw for 428 yards against Bethany, a single-game Grove City College record.

“It’s vitally important (to stabilize the quarterback position),” DiDonato said. “Any team I’ve been a part of that’s had stability at the quarterback position has had success. Teams that didn’t had it rough.”

DiDonato, though, still hasn’t decided on who that guy will be. He brought in three talented freshmen to compete for the job and moved two other QBs — Gabe Greco and Karns City graduate Tyler Kepple — to wide receiver.

“Caleb Jakiel and Antonio Carroscia are two guys who played last year and they’ve had a good camp,” DiDonato said. “You can tell they are comfortable in the system now. They’ve really done a nice job.”

DiDonato is also aware that his system has a steep learning curve.

“The thing with this system is guys can sit in meetings and articulate what their read is, but on the field with guys coming at them, they only have a few seconds to make a decision,” DiDonato said. “That’s the toughest adjustment. Once you really get comfortable with what you are looking at, the game really does slow down.”

DiDonato is already seeing the game slow down for his QBs in year two.

That’s important because the conference is once again stacked.

“I always loved the PAC and I played in a great PAC, but the conference is even that much better now,” DiDonato said. “This conference is stronger than it’s ever been.”