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I think they're a year away. I just don't think they will score enough points

Congrats to Austin. The rate Highlands pumps out D1 QBs at is insane.

Kam Butler is going to be a really good player. I'd imagine he'll be starting or at least getting a lot of pt at safety along with Thiel and Pitzer.

Pretty tough schedule, but the defense should keep them in games. They'll be pretty good up front with Steins, Shields and Galvin. The second level has some really good players with Shelton at linebacker and Pitzer at outside linebacker/safety. The only spot I'm concerned about is the second corner opposite of Best. However, the talent is there, let's see if the defensive staff is up to the challenge.

And footwork, specifically drops, doesn't take that long to improve. You can teach 3 and 5 step drops in 5 minutes. Tanner has the things you can't teach. They are either natural (arm strength, touch, intangibles) or take a while to develop like upper body mechanics and strength and size since he's close to 200 lbs. You can tell he's been in the weight room a lot. I'm excited to watch him play this fall

There's a reason Tanner has ACC offers. His arm talent is incredible for a kid that just turned 16. His mechanics are also very good. He's athletic enough and I've heard he absolutely loves football, which is a huge plus. Ryle has a chance to be really special with him at the helm the next 2 years

200 lb fast, physical running backs don't grow on trees around here. Over the past few years in NKY I can think of Colin England now, Zach Harris, Luke Bir, AJ Collins and Travis Elliott. I was counting passing TD's also for Ben he had 19 passing and 10 rushing as a soph. And Sam was also a very good player also for CovCath

The McClure is Tyler. Lee McClure graduated this year. I don't think Dressman is playing. It's crazy to think that's the case considering he had a 29 TD season as a soph just 2 years ago. Actually I think Darlington will start if he's healthy, I just don't know if that's the case right now

The Colonels will be interesting to watch this year. On offense I think AJ Mayer will end up starting at QB, he's really talented, but he's a sophomore and football might be the number 3 sport for him. Add the change in scheme and it may cause the staff to give Ryan McGinness a look at QB. If he stays at receiver, McGinness does lot of really good things; fast, explosive and catches the ball well. I'm expecting a big year from him. Another nice receiver is Ben France, I'm expecting him to play the slot/wingback in Eviston's offense. Brent Angel will see the field. Other than that, there's some seniors (McClure, Fagin, Beck, Summe) that could see the field. And maybe an upcoming sophomore or two. At Running Back it wouldn't stun me if Grant Dyer ended up starting. A kid I'm excited to watch play at tackle is Hunter Ziegelmeyer. The term D1 gets thrown around pretty loosely, but I would be surprised if he didn't end up playing D1 if he stays healthy. He's huge, really physical and moves well. Just a really good football player. Also along the line, Chris Reisiger is a pretty good player playing the other tackle spot. It might end up being a struggle on offense this year. With a new QB, real uncertainty at RB and only 1 real weapon that worries a defense in McGinness, Eviston is going to have to scheme well to be consistently effective.

A couple thoughts: I thought the defense played awesome, they were flying around out there. Logan McDowell is a beast. He is so hard to tackle in the open field and always makes the first man miss. The O-Line did a great job in pass pro and the run game. They gave Wags time to throw and I thought he rebounded great after a couple of early picks and made a bunch of plays. Overall, great win for the Colonels. Next week should be interesting vs. Big Moe, but hopefully getting Dressman and McGinness back will help

Yep. I'm an alum who's been pretty close to the team over the past couple years

I think CCH takes this one and pulls away big in the second half. Too many weapons on offense and I look for Wags to have another huge game. Side note: A "3 yards and a cloud of dust" offense doesn't make you a tough football team. You can still have a physical offense out of the spread, which CCH has. Also, CCH has had a run emphasis every year Coach Wirth has been there with the exception of 1 which was in 2012