Team Profile
Photos Courtesy of Richey Goldberg
Q&A with Coach Mike Connor
Q: How would you characterize this year’s team?
A: Striving to be better.
Q: What will be the keys to your success?
A: Team connections, top to bottom. A connected team is a committed team.
Q: Who will be your key leaders on the team?
A: Cam Mullins (WR/DB), Connor Delashmitt (RB/DB), Turner Junkins (QB/S), Brett Rogers (QB/DB), Kyle Shoemaker (OL/DL), Sam Tedford (OL/DL), Brody Lamb (RB/LB), Bryson Qualls (WR/DB), Cam Bowen (WR/DB), and Clay Connor (WR/DB).
Q: What are your biggest reasons for optimism?
A: Our players and coaches!
Q: What will keep you up at night?
A: A player not reaching his full potential.
Q: What can you build on from last year?
A: The experience we gained as a young team.
Q: Any lessons learned from last year?
A: As a team, we learned how to embrace the discomfort that often has to be overcome in order to win a football game.
Q: Will we see anything different this year?
A: We have new coordinators on offense and special teams, and on defense, we will have more consistency.
Q: How would you characterize your team’s speed?
A: Much improved but still working to be faster!
