Head Coach Matt Evancho Q&A
Q. What are the key things we should know about your offense?
A. Need to replace five starting offensive linemen, starting QB, starting RB, starting FB, and starting WR.
Mike Kane at TE and Nate Harka at WR are the only returning offensive players.
A number of players look to fill these holes.
Zach Thatcher at QB, Evan Culver and Steven Herbold at RB, Chris Magan and Christian Rose at WR, and Chris Weideman, Christian Carvis, Severen Mattos, Cody Zrinski, Trey Polak, Ryan Meyers, and Stephen Good on the OL.
Q. What are the key things we should know about your defense?
A. Returning a number of starters on defense. Mike Kane at DE, Mike Paolini at LB, and Justin Propsner, Zach Thatcher, and Evan Culver at DB.
Again, youth will play a big role in filling the open spots with a number of juniors and sophomores to go along with some seniors vying for starting spots.
Q. What are the key things we should know about your special teams? Who are your kick and punt returners? Who are your kicker and punter?
A. Kicker is returning and accurate, Giacomo Pazzaglia.
Top kick returners in Nate Harka and Zach Thatcher.
Need to find a punter.
Head Coach: Matt Evancho
2013 Record: 9-3
Key Starters Lost: Nick Savant RB; Keith Mosher QB; Marco Santiago OT/DT; Tommy Misiak OG/DE; Tyler Kehs OG/LB; Matt Ehritz C/DT; Andrei Gausling FB/LB; Josh Shuck WR; Romario Headley DB
Offensive Starters Returning: (2)
JR Nate Harka WR
R Mike Kane TE
Defensive Starters Returning: (5)
JR Mike Kane DE
JR Mike Paolini LB
JR Evan Culver DB
JR Zach Thatcher DB
SR Justin Propsner DB
Key Newcomers: SR Chris Magan WR; SR Christian Rose WR; SR Steven Herbold RB; SR Chris Weideman OL/DE; SR Severen Mattos OT/DT; JR Christian Carvis OL; SO Cody Zrinski OT/DT; SO Trey Polak OT/DT; SO Ryan Meyers OG
D1 (FBS & FCS) Prospects: JR Mike Kane TE/DE; JR Zach Thatcher QB/DB; JR Evan Culver RB/DB
Key Stats: Lost 2,000+ rusher and the five offensive linemen he ran behind. Two of the top five tacklers return along with the top three in interceptions.
