Team Profile
Photos by Gary Fain & Courtesy of Tyner Academy
Q&A with Coach Christian Mainor
Q. How would you characterize this year’s team?
A. Experienced.
Q. What will be the keys to your success?
A. Leadership and player-led accountability.
Q. Who will be your key leaders on the team?
A. Tyler Anderson, Dion Edwards, D’Aerion McNealy, Martez Mitchell, and Ja’Marien Crawl.
Q. What are your biggest reasons for optimism?
A. A lot of returning players with experience and a brand-new stadium.
Q. What will keep you up at night?
A. Ensuring we are giving our guys what they need to be successful on the field, but even more importantly, off the field.
Q. What can you build on from last year?
A We are bringing back a lot of experience on both sides of the ball.
Q. Any lessons learned from last year?
A. We have preached all offseason to take a 1-0 approach with everything we do. We aren’t looking beyond the present. Take the opportunity to go 1-0 every day and the rest will take care of itself.
Q. Will we see anything different this year?
A. We have a new defensive staff, so you will see some changes on that side of the ball.
