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[BergAlum2]

Subscribed to the 19.99$ a month Flo Sports, just to see technical difficulties for the Marietta game,  Flo always proving its worth

[D3fanboy]

A few key freshman recruits for Mt Union appear to be set to get significant playing time and could make an impact for the Raiders this season:

-RB Bo Bokman: played at a 6A school in MN and got to state semis. He ran for 720 yds and 11 TD's and had receptions for another 460 yds and 5 TD's. Bo is an explosive and versatile RB who lined up in the slot, caught a lot of balls and had 2 Punt Return TD's this past year. He also played in the Minnesota state all star game

-WR Brayden Harris: He is from Northfield OH and was teammates with backup QB Charley Levak (who is younger bro to S Ricky Levak). He only played in 7 games last year (injury?) but caught balls for 230 yds and 7 TD's. Tall, athletic WR who makes a lot of contested catches. Looks like a great get for the Raiders

-OL Cole Cook: Cook is set to start at RG for the Raiders which is saying something for a school that wins on the backs of talent in the trenches. Dartt obviously played and coached OL so his specific area of expterise suggests he thinks highly of this kid who went to one of the larger schools in Houston (The Woodlands), was 1st team all district and his team was 12-1 last year.

-TE Justice Taylor: 6-6 230 lbs from Dayton's Trotwood-Madison. He was teammates with presumed starting Soph DE Keymaurie Henderson. Justice is athletic and long. He had originally committed to Alabama A&M (had other offers like Central Mich) before ending up in Alliance. Looks like a matchup nightmare in Maloney's arsenal

If these guys are indicative of the talent coming to Raider country, the rumors of the Raider's demise may be a bit premature.

Good work. I have a feeling these young men and the transfers we have coming in can supplement (if not outright contribute) to the upcoming season.

To that end, Coach Kappas was interviewed on 91.1:

https://youtu.be/U41MEnJ0Z2g?is=Wswa2w_sHNdrRTo3

Is it just me, or is a lot being made of the defense being so inexperienced this year? I 100% understand a lot has been lost (not even factoring in Kaleb Brown's departure), however last year a starting WR had to be moved to the secondary and was first on the depth chart despite not playing the position since HS - to me, that seems like the defense was even more inexperienced last year. But hey, if I were an expert I wouldn't be posting on message boards as if I were.

losing Kaleb Brown is going to be tough for any program, very few D3 programs ever even have a player of his caliber.  But is experience the end-all-be-all?  The defense needs a talent/depth infusion.  I trust in Kappas to bring back the Raider defense to where it belongs.  Not having your top 4 CB's as fresh/soph is certainly a good start

Not only that, but Liebler isn't even starting, if the depth chart is to be believed.

Based on last year's depth chart that was unchanging like the tides of the ocean, I'm taking it with an ocean's worth of salt grains.

good.  nobody from a team that lost in the 2nd round of the playoffs should be guaranteed their position for the top dynasty college football has ever seen.  If Liebler is the type of rust belt, salt of the earth kid from Tigertown...he'll be starting by week 3 or 4.  Earn it!

Mount football could use a bit of that grit and jam, LFG!

I'm not sure that I would blame the defense for last year's playoff exit..... Holding John Carroll to 10 points in overtime is quite good. They didn't get tons of sacks or turnovers, but they weren't the reason for that loss.

Not at all. But having competition all over the field is much needed in Alliance

[cuyahogacuse]

-WR Brayden Harris: He is from Northfield OH and was teammates with backup QB Charley Levak (who is younger bro to S Ricky Levak). He only played in 7 games last year (injury?) but caught balls for 230 yds and 7 TD's. Tall, athletic WR who makes a lot of contested catches. Looks like a great get for the Raiders

Those are 13-game numbers. Levak and Harris came out of a Wing-T offense that ran the ball 85-90% of the time and came within a missed FG of playing for a state championship. That said, the young man is a legitimate receiving threat. Catches pretty much anything near him. Good to hear he's making the transition from high school to high level D3 do well.