Team Profile
Photos Courtesy of McCallie
Q&A with Coach Ralph Potter
Q: How would you characterize this year’s team?
Q: A: We have a good core of players coming back, but they face a difficult schedule, and there are many questions to be answered.
Q: What will be the keys to your success?
A: Senior leadership building the proper culture on our team.
Q: Who will be your key leaders on the team?
A: William Riddle (QB/DB), Emile Bellerose (TE/LB), Aaron Crowder (TE/LB), James Howard (OL/DL), Matthew Plunkett (TE/DL), Kane Smith (TE/LB), Kenzy Paul (WR/DB), Thomas Pilon (OL/DL), John McAdams (WR/DB), Cooper Rumfelt (OL/DL), and Austin Breedlove (QB/DB).
Q: What are your biggest reasons for optimism?
A: The guys have really worked hard this spring.
Q: What can you build on from last year?
A: I think our guys will feel a healthy pressure to achieve at the same level that our last few teams have.
Q: Any lessons learned from last year?
A: The quarantining we had to do slowed us down, but I think we were much fresher at the end of the season.
Q: Will we see anything different this year?
A: Things will always evolve, even during the year, but there won’t be any great changes.
Q: How would you characterize your team’s speed?
A: We had one of the fastest secondaries ever last year. Overall, we may not be as fast.
