How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Pretty good, we're excited to play the season out and see where we can go! Close team, a lot of us have been playing together since youth football with the Lil Tigers.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I'm hungry and always feel like I can improve in order to get where I, and we as a team, need to go.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team I feel the same. There are always areas we can improve and work hard to get where we want to be to achieve our goals. This group wants to do what it takes to have a chance to be playing on that final weekend.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We have great team chemistry, we want to continue to build that as every team does. Keeping focus in critical moments.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“To keep our composure and fight through it. There will be tough, critical moments against tough opponents. We have to remain focused and pull together when those situations happen.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I absolutely want to play college football and will be excited for an opportunity to keep playing and learning the game.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have received interest from Wooster, Mount Union, Geneva, Dayton, Allegheny, Robert Morris, Indiana State, John Carroll, Ohio Northern, Baldwin Wallace, Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Ashland, St Vincent, Mercyhurst.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I've heard from Wooster, Mount Union, Geneva, Allegheny, Ohio Northern, Robert Morris St Vincent, and Dayton. They have all invited me for game day visits and coaches reaching out. They have all made me feel welcome and wanted.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I was at Ball State and Robert Morris last season. I've been to Mount Union, John Carroll, Geneva, Notre Dame College in Cleveland. I have game visits for Dayton, Mount Union, Ohio Northern, Wooster, Robert Morris, and St Vincent that I'm planning. It’s exciting and I'm looking forward to finding a home with coaches that care about me as a man, a student, and a football player.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“See above.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I enjoyed watching Ohio State play. Youngstown State's history was always intriguing to me with coaches from Springfield in Doug Phillips, Jim Tressel, and Bo Pelini from Mooney. Youngstown is such a great place to be for football.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Football season has been going good for the most part, just not proud of the two losses.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been out with an injury for a couple of weeks but the weeks I did play in I feel like I did my part.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I feel my team has played well. I just need to tighten up a few things.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel my team can improve on stopping the run game and being constantly on offense.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys for my team moving forward are just trusting one another and believing they can make the play if they have the opportunity.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“The colleges that have been recruiting [me are] Cincinnati, Purdue, Kentucky, Pitt, Toledo, and some others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“If I had to pick who’s recruiting me most I would probably say Cincinnati.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve made one trip to Cincinnati.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“No, I don't have a plan for game day trips.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
"N/A."

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our season has gone off to an amazing start going 5-0 and averaging 50 points a game.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m very pleased with how the season is going so far but there’s always room to get better and grow as a team.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I think our team has played good all-around but there’s always things to get better at and perfect.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Penalties were a problem we had last year and for some games this year so we need to clean those up.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“To get better every day at practice and don’t take games lightly. Always go out to perform your greatest even at practice.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Heidelberg and a few other d3 colleges have reached out to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely Heidelberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a campus visit to Heidelberg and a game visit to Westminster.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan on going to a Wooster game visit and a Heidelberg game visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State and Ohio State were my favorites growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Seasons going pretty good, we lost to two good teams and now we are focused on winning a league title.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve done decent, I’ve thrown for 1035 yds and 10 TDs.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Team has been playing well, the defense has been playing really well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We are in week 6 so we shouldn’t be playing our best ball yet so there is a lot to improve.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Take care of the ball offensively and just be physical up front on both sides of the ball.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Toledo, Miami Ohio, Robert Morris, Yale, Purdue, University of Pennsylvania.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably UPenn.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Toledo for a spring game, Yale for a visit, and Purdue for a visit.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I am going to Miami Ohio, Robert Morris and a Penn game this fall.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Always been Ohio State.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been doing alright, had a bye week in week 3 as of right now we are 2-1.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been pleased with how I’m playing so far, yes.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has been playing better and improving each week.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“The things we need to improve on is coming out the gate 100% and keeping our blocks together.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys are to keep blocks and play hard.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play football in college and I want to play for anyone who wants me on their roster.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I have zero offers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“A couple of smaller schools have been recruiting me a little harder than most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“As of right now I’ll be at Butler this Saturday.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oregon and UC were my favorite schools growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our football season hasn’t been the best so far, still looking to turn things around.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been dealing with injuries and haven’t been able to play in some big games so far. It’s hard for me to be pleased with how I’ve played when I haven’t played that much.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have a really talented team and just aren’t performing as well as we could.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like our team could improve on working together, and playing all four quarters as a team.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keys for our team going forward would definitely be making sure we’re all healthy. When we have our whole team healthy and playing together I believe we could do some great things.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan on playing football and running track in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Navy, I just committed to them.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Just went to Navy, and also went to Toledo.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not really much more. I just committed so I’m not sure I’ll really do any more game day visits. Maybe to Navy.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college team was Ohio State.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Pretty bad but I feel we will get it together and lock in.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have but I feel there’s always room where I could have done better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We played not so good at the start but we are getting better after every game; we will be better soon.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Getting time in the pocket and definitely being able to air the ball out to our playmakers.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Giving our playmakers the ball to make big plays.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes and it doesn’t matter where I play, I just want to play the game I love.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking to IWU Wilmington Murray State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’m going to say Murray State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Three: Ohio State, Tiffin and Cincinnati.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State has always been the team I love.”

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Q&A with Stebbins defensive back DeShawn Cunningham​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes and it doesn’t matter where I play, I just want to play the game I love.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve been talking to IWU Wilmington Murray State.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I’m going to say Murray State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Three: Ohio State, Tiffin and Cincinnati.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State has always been the team I love.”


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Q&A with Whitehall-Yearling athlete Andre Jackson​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I plan on playing football and running track in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Navy, I just committed to them.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“See above.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Just went to Navy, and also went to Toledo.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not really much more. I just committed so I’m not sure I’ll really do any more game day visits. Maybe to Navy.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Growing up my favorite college team was Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Clark Montessori defensive tackle Jon Chaney​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play football in college and I want to play for anyone who wants me on their roster.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Right now I have zero offers.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“A couple of smaller schools have been recruiting me a little harder than most.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“N/A.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“As of right now I’ll be at Butler this Saturday.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Oregon and UC were my favorite schools growing up.”


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Q&A with Tri-Valley quarterback Max lyall​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Toledo, Miami Ohio, Robert Morris, Yale, Purdue, University of Pennsylvania.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably UPenn.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went to Toledo for a spring game, Yale for a visit, and Purdue for a visit.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I am going to Miami Ohio, Robert Morris and a Penn game this fall.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Always been Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Garfield safety Leo Grandizio​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Heidelberg and a few other d3 colleges have reached out to me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Definitely Heidelberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I went on a campus visit to Heidelberg and a game visit to Westminster.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan on going to a Wooster game visit and a Heidelberg game visit.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Penn State and Ohio State were my favorites growing up.”


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Q&A with Stebbins defensive back DeShawn Cunningham
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Pretty bad but I feel we will get it together and lock in.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes I have but I feel there’s always room where I could have done better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We played not so good at the start but we are getting better after every game; we will be better soon.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Getting time in the pocket and definitely being able to air the ball out to our playmakers.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Giving our playmakers the ball to make big plays.”

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Q&A with Whitehall-Yearling athlete Andre Jackson
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our football season hasn’t been the best so far, still looking to turn things around.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been dealing with injuries and haven’t been able to play in some big games so far. It’s hard for me to be pleased with how I’ve played when I haven’t played that much.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We have a really talented team and just aren’t performing as well as we could.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like our team could improve on working together, and playing all four quarters as a team.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Keys for our team going forward would definitely be making sure we’re all healthy. When we have our whole team healthy and playing together I believe we could do some great things.”

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Q&A with Clark Montessori defensive tackle Jon Chaney
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been doing alright, had a bye week in week 3 as of right now we are 2-1.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve been pleased with how I’m playing so far, yes.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has been playing better and improving each week.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“The things we need to improve on is coming out the gate 100% and keeping our blocks together.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys are to keep blocks and play hard.”

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Q&A with Tri-Valley quarterback Max lyall
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Seasons going pretty good, we lost to two good teams and now we are focused on winning a league title.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’ve done decent, I’ve thrown for 1035 yds and 10 TDs.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Team has been playing well, the defense has been playing really well.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We are in week 6 so we shouldn’t be playing our best ball yet so there is a lot to improve.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Take care of the ball offensively and just be physical up front on both sides of the ball.”

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Q&A with Garfield safety Leo Grandizio
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Our season has gone off to an amazing start going 5-0 and averaging 50 points a game.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I’m very pleased with how the season is going so far but there’s always room to get better and grow as a team.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I think our team has played good all-around but there’s always things to get better at and perfect.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Penalties were a problem we had last year and for some games this year so we need to clean those up.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“To get better every day at practice and don’t take games lightly. Always go out to perform your greatest even at practice.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been amazing with a lot of different experiences from starting mid-season last year of my freshman year to starting my sophomore year, I feel as if I’m growing as a player and leader this year. We’re 3-1 with a loss that only taught us with a game we should’ve won. So far so good.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I never feel pleased and I would say I have to show more dominance when I’m on the field and make more of an impact vocally.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played amazing! Great way to start off the season 3-1 with some amazing wins. We have a loss but not so sure if that team would beat us another 10 times, but yes, we have played amazing these first four games.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“My team could improve on things off the field rather than on. We have to grow up and mature and become more vocal to each other as a team. Just things like over communicating, little things.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Leadership and maturing and doing the right things.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gained a lot of followers from places on Twitter but [the school] that has shown interest and sent me a game invite is Miami of Ohio.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami of Ohio.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to tons with my brothers but I think I’ll be going to a game to see Miami of Ohio.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I do.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I love the way Georgia plays defense. They’re so aggressive and always communicating and always flying to the ball, but as a kid, I’d say Ohio state.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been great so far; we are undefeated and I feel like we keep getting better.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am pleased with the way I’ve been playing this season but definitely not satisfied. Watching film, there are always countless things that could be done better so there is definitely room for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I have been really proud of our team this year and think we have played well but there are still countless things for us to improve on every day.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think the thing that needs to improve for us is execution. While I think we have done a good job of it so far, the better we execute our game, the better we will play.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think the main thing for us is consistency and continuing to get better every week. We don’t have a ton of guys on our roster so I feel that it’s important we keep getting better so we can win in the playoffs.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven't had much contact with colleges yet, but after this season started, I have had a couple colleges that will message me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn't say any school has really been recruiting me very hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Ohio State, UC, and Miami (OH) University for camps.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have had some schools (Mercer University, Middle Tennessee State, Penn University) reach out about game day visits and I'm definitely planning to take a weekend trip or two.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college has always been Ohio State.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been pretty good. We got a new head coach and I think that really made our football program improve and to be elite on and off the field.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think I’ve been playing very well only 4 games into the season. I think I have some things to improve on but I’m always focused each and every day to be elite.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team I think we have made a lot of improvements from the beginning of the summer to now. We still have a long way to go but we are getting there.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think we could improve on being more focused each and every day.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Always play for your brothers and play together.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I for sure want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Miami, OH.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami, OH.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have some coming up.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State was my favorite college growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with the season has been going good.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think there is still more I can do.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played great. They do everything in their power to try and win games.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Finishing the 2nd half, we come out strong but then we die down at the start of the 2nd half.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Just going 110% every play and not giving up.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Most of the Mac schools and a couple FCS schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bowling Green and Youngstown State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve been to mostly every MAC school and a lot of FCS schools.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I will be hitting up a couple colleges coming up. Eastern Michigan and Western will be one.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State football.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has gone super well. My team and myself are working as a team and competing every day.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am never pleased with how I play, I am a very competitive person and I give myself credit when it’s due but I always look for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team is playing super well and we are a young team with very little experience but we all have confidence in each other and know we have each other’s backs.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“My team can improve on our penalties and not play to our competition level.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to success is having the younger guys understand their importance and fixing all of our mental errors because the only loss we have was truly to ourselves.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football but it all depends on where life puts me when that opportunity opens up for myself and how I benefit that program and how they can benefit me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have visited Iowa State, Youngstown State, Wittenberg, looking to go to a RMU game here soon, and I’ve talked to a handful of d-1 through d-3 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wittenberg, Notre Dame college and Youngstown state.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have visited: Iowa state, Wittenberg and Youngstown State.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Plan on visiting RMU here soon in October.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State because that’s my home team.”

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Q&A with Watkins Memorial defensive end Colton Rhoades
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has gone super well. My team and myself are working as a team and competing every day.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am never pleased with how I play, I am a very competitive person and I give myself credit when it’s due but I always look for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team is playing super well and we are a young team with very little experience but we all have confidence in each other and know we have each other’s backs.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“My team can improve on our penalties and not play to our competition level.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The key to success is having the younger guys understand their importance and fixing all of our mental errors because the only loss we have was truly to ourselves.”

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Q&A with Elyria Catholic defensive end Timmy Phillips Jr.
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything with the season has been going good.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think there is still more I can do.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played great. They do everything in their power to try and win games.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Finishing the 2nd half, we come out strong but then we die down at the start of the 2nd half.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Just going 110% every play and not giving up.”

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Q&A with Sidney wide receiver Julius Spradling
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Everything has been pretty good. We got a new head coach and I think that really made our football program improve and to be elite on and off the field.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I think I’ve been playing very well only 4 games into the season. I think I have some things to improve on but I’m always focused each and every day to be elite.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“As a team I think we have made a lot of improvements from the beginning of the summer to now. We still have a long way to go but we are getting there.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think we could improve on being more focused each and every day.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Always play for your brothers and play together.”

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Q&A with Cincinnati Country Day School running back Lee Thomas
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been great so far; we are undefeated and I feel like we keep getting better.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I am pleased with the way I’ve been playing this season but definitely not satisfied. Watching film, there are always countless things that could be done better so there is definitely room for improvement.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I have been really proud of our team this year and think we have played well but there are still countless things for us to improve on every day.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I think the thing that needs to improve for us is execution. While I think we have done a good job of it so far, the better we execute our game, the better we will play.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“I think the main thing for us is consistency and continuing to get better every week. We don’t have a ton of guys on our roster so I feel that it’s important we keep getting better so we can win in the playoffs.”

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Q&A with Wayne athlete Javion Lewis
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been amazing with a lot of different experiences from starting mid-season last year of my freshman year to starting my sophomore year, I feel as if I’m growing as a player and leader this year. We’re 3-1 with a loss that only taught us with a game we should’ve won. So far so good.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I never feel pleased and I would say I have to show more dominance when I’m on the field and make more of an impact vocally.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“My team has played amazing! Great way to start off the season 3-1 with some amazing wins. We have a loss but not so sure if that team would beat us another 10 times, but yes, we have played amazing these first four games.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“My team could improve on things off the field rather than on. We have to grow up and mature and become more vocal to each other as a team. Just things like over communicating, little things.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Leadership and maturing and doing the right things.”

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Q&A with Watkins Memorial defensive end Colton Rhoades​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college football but it all depends on where life puts me when that opportunity opens up for myself and how I benefit that program and how they can benefit me.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I have visited Iowa State, Youngstown State, Wittenberg, looking to go to a RMU game here soon, and I’ve talked to a handful of d-1 through d-3 schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Wittenberg, Notre Dame college and Youngstown state.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I have visited: Iowa state, Wittenberg and Youngstown State.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Plan on visiting RMU here soon in October.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State because that’s my home team.”


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Q&A with Elyria Catholic defensive end Timmy Phillips Jr.​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Most of the Mac schools and a couple FCS schools.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Bowling Green and Youngstown State.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes, I’ve been to mostly every MAC school and a lot of FCS schools.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I will be hitting up a couple colleges coming up. Eastern Michigan and Western will be one.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State football.”


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Q&A with Sidney wide receiver Julius Spradling​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I for sure want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Miami, OH.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami, OH.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have some coming up.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State was my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Cincinnati Country Day School running back Lee Thomas​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I haven't had much contact with colleges yet, but after this season started, I have had a couple colleges that will message me.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn't say any school has really been recruiting me very hard.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I have made trips to Ohio State, UC, and Miami (OH) University for camps.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have had some schools (Mercer University, Middle Tennessee State, Penn University) reach out about game day visits and I'm definitely planning to take a weekend trip or two.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college has always been Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Wayne athlete Javion Lewis​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes I would love to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve gained a lot of followers from places on Twitter but [the school] that has shown interest and sent me a game invite is Miami of Ohio.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Miami of Ohio.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to tons with my brothers but I think I’ll be going to a game to see Miami of Ohio.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes I do.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I love the way Georgia plays defense. They’re so aggressive and always communicating and always flying to the ball, but as a kid, I’d say Ohio state.”


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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It has been going good, we haven’t got any Ws but we have definitely improved.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes but I can definitely play a lot better and I will.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve been playing better, but we just have to play a full four quarters and not turn over the ball.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Definitely just playing more as a team and coming together.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Focusing more during practice and buying all into the program.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Definitely football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Heidelberg Wittenberg, Otterbein, Northwest Oklahoma State, Fairmount State, and multiple others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Heidelberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes Otterbein, Wittenberg, Heidelburg, then I have multiple others set up.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, Fairmount State, Heidelberg, Mount Union, then others.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going pretty good, you can never go wrong when it’s football season, it’s always the most fun time of year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“For the most I’ve been pleased with how I’ve played, I still feel like I can always improve so I’m never complacent on my skill level or how I’m playing, I’m always wanting to get better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been improving every week and every week I can see us coming together more and more. We started out a little rough but the growth we’ve had as a team and the connection we’ve created the past couple weeks has been phenomenal.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Mental focus and not making mistakes we don’t normally make and penalties that kill drives.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys for us are mental focus, playing in unity and growing together in Christ and representing him on the field.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan on playing college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana Wesleyan University, Taylor, Denison, Kenyon, Bluffton, Ohio Northern, Illinois Colleges, Midway University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Wilmington, Midway, Ohio Northern and Calumet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a couple, and have a couple more coming up.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I am going to Indiana Wesleyan October 8 and have a couple I’m trying to schedule now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Ohio State University was my favorite college growing up.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been pretty good I’d say off of the start, week 2 definitely showed us how we have to work harder.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I like how I’ve played so far, definitely room for improvement but major improvement since last season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I think we’ve played pretty well, and have been acting like a family.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can definitely improve on team culture and stop getting in our own ways, discipline is a huge one that everyone including me can work on.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot, we do it a lot from little mistakes. Working together as a family and team and not being individuals.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would absolutely love to play in college, football is always something I look forward to going to and training for.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a handful of schools who have been showing some interest like Robert Morris, Saint Francis, Ohio Dominican and a few more.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say there’s a certain school who’s recruiting me the most, all of them have been showing lots of love though.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve not made any yet but I have some scheduled and coaches who told me I will be going for a game visit.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have Robert Morris and a few of those schools I mentioned and some others who want to bring me out.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been a huge fan of Big 10 football because they are dominant in the fronts.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Football has been going great.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes, I am very pleased with how I’ve been playing so far this year.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team could be better this year but as of right now we have only had two games.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel that my team can become tougher in hard points in the games when it’s not looking the best.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys for moving forward would be having more confidence in even the hardest moments of football.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college sports, and that sport would be football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve not been recruited by any colleges yet other than a couple visits and prospect camps, but I’m only a sophomore.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None so far.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I’ve been to multiple prospects camps in Ohio and taken a couple of visits.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not as of right now, although I hope to take a few trips this year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We’re a young team, we’re going to get better each week even though we lost our first game. We learned a lot from it and we’re looking to improve week to week.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I don’t walk away from a game feeling happy or unhappy. I leave and study film. I know that each week I will be presented with new challenges so I’m always looking to evolve my game.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We played with straight athleticism week 1 as we’re such a young team who is still learning to play together.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“The small things, easy fixes that you expect to see in week 1 especially from such a young team.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Patience, taking each game 1 week at a time.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football, it’s never not been an option. Presently I’m focused on my team and now.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Pitt, Ohio State, Louisville, UK, Wake Forest, Miami (Oh), Toledo, Akron, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia Tech.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Pitt, they were my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“This summer I got up to Ohio State for the summer fest and got up to Miami (Oh) for a tour.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve confirmed dates for Pitt (Nov.4th), Toledo (Sep.23) but I’m still finding dates for Louisville, West Virginia, Virginia tech, Ohio state, Miami (Oh), UK and of course I’m planning to watch my brother play at the UC vs Iowa state game (not a recruiting trip).”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dad played at ASU so I would say that’s always been a favorite for me.”

Find out what colleges are recruiting Trey Verdon, Wes Clagg, Jimmy Bogle, Ian Dooley, and Zach Tripp now!


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Q&A with Hamilton edge Trey Verdon​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play college football, it’s never not been an option. Presently I’m focused on my team and now.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Pitt, Ohio State, Louisville, UK, Wake Forest, Miami (Oh), Toledo, Akron, Ohio, West Virginia, Virginia Tech.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Pitt, they were my first offer.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“This summer I got up to Ohio State for the summer fest and got up to Miami (Oh) for a tour.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I’ve confirmed dates for Pitt (Nov.4th), Toledo (Sep.23) but I’m still finding dates for Louisville, West Virginia, Virginia tech, Ohio state, Miami (Oh), UK and of course I’m planning to watch my brother play at the UC vs Iowa state game (not a recruiting trip).”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My dad played at ASU so I would say that’s always been a favorite for me.”


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Q&A with Jackson running back Wes Clagg​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would love to play college sports, and that sport would be football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“I’ve not been recruited by any colleges yet other than a couple visits and prospect camps, but I’m only a sophomore.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None so far.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes. I’ve been to multiple prospects camps in Ohio and taken a couple of visits.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Not as of right now, although I hope to take a few trips this year.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State.”


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Q&A with Watkins Memorial offensive tackle Jimmy Bogle​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I would absolutely love to play in college, football is always something I look forward to going to and training for.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“There have been a handful of schools who have been showing some interest like Robert Morris, Saint Francis, Ohio Dominican and a few more.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“I wouldn’t say there’s a certain school who’s recruiting me the most, all of them have been showing lots of love though.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve not made any yet but I have some scheduled and coaches who told me I will be going for a game visit.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I have Robert Morris and a few of those schools I mentioned and some others who want to bring me out.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“I’ve always been a huge fan of Big 10 football because they are dominant in the fronts.”


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Q&A with Miami Valley Christian Academy quarterback Ian Dooley​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, I plan on playing college football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Indiana Wesleyan University, Taylor, Denison, Kenyon, Bluffton, Ohio Northern, Illinois Colleges, Midway University.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Wilmington, Midway, Ohio Northern and Calumet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes I’ve been to a couple, and have a couple more coming up.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I am going to Indiana Wesleyan October 8 and have a couple I’m trying to schedule now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“The Ohio State University was my favorite college growing up.”


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Q&A with Minerva right tackle Zach Tripp​

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Definitely football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Heidelberg Wittenberg, Otterbein, Northwest Oklahoma State, Fairmount State, and multiple others.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Probably Heidelberg.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Yes Otterbein, Wittenberg, Heidelburg, then I have multiple others set up.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, Fairmount State, Heidelberg, Mount Union, then others.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Ohio State.”


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Find out what some of the top players in the state are saying about football now!


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Q&A with Hamilton edge Trey Verdon
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“We’re a young team, we’re going to get better each week even though we lost our first game. We learned a lot from it and we’re looking to improve week to week.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I don’t walk away from a game feeling happy or unhappy. I leave and study film. I know that each week I will be presented with new challenges so I’m always looking to evolve my game.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We played with straight athleticism week 1 as we’re such a young team who is still learning to play together.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“The small things, easy fixes that you expect to see in week 1 especially from such a young team.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Patience, taking each game 1 week at a time.”

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Q&A with Jackson running back Wes Clagg
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“Football has been going great.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes, I am very pleased with how I’ve been playing so far this year.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team could be better this year but as of right now we have only had two games.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel that my team can become tougher in hard points in the games when it’s not looking the best.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys for moving forward would be having more confidence in even the hardest moments of football.”

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Q&A with Watkins Memorial offensive tackle Jimmy Bogle
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“This season has been pretty good I’d say off of the start, week 2 definitely showed us how we have to work harder.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I like how I’ve played so far, definitely room for improvement but major improvement since last season.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I think we’ve played pretty well, and have been acting like a family.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“We can definitely improve on team culture and stop getting in our own ways, discipline is a huge one that everyone including me can work on.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“We have to stop shooting ourselves in the foot, we do it a lot from little mistakes. Working together as a family and team and not being individuals.”

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Q&A with Miami Valley Christian Academy quarterback Ian Dooley
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It’s been going pretty good, you can never go wrong when it’s football season, it’s always the most fun time of year.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“For the most I’ve been pleased with how I’ve played, I still feel like I can always improve so I’m never complacent on my skill level or how I’m playing, I’m always wanting to get better.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“Our team has been improving every week and every week I can see us coming together more and more. We started out a little rough but the growth we’ve had as a team and the connection we’ve created the past couple weeks has been phenomenal.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Mental focus and not making mistakes we don’t normally make and penalties that kill drives.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“The keys for us are mental focus, playing in unity and growing together in Christ and representing him on the field.”

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Q&A with Minerva right tackle Zach Tripp
How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“It has been going good, we haven’t got any Ws but we have definitely improved.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“Yes but I can definitely play a lot better and I will.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“We’ve been playing better, but we just have to play a full four quarters and not turn over the ball.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“Definitely just playing more as a team and coming together.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Focusing more during practice and buying all into the program.”

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How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I love how my season has started out so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“We’ve only played one game, however, through the first game I am very excited to see how our season plays out.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I think we are just starting to scratch the surface of what we could be. My senior class are great mentors and really take the underclassman in.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I am not really sure quite yet, with the season being so young we just continue to work and improve on our core values.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Staying focused and humble, remembering the WHY and playing for each other.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“Yes, absolutely, Football.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Other than attending a few college camps there hasn’t been much real interest as of yet.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“None as of yet.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“Nothing official.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“Yes, as of now I will be attending the Miami RedHawks (Miami University-Oxford) vs Toledo Rockets in October.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“Not really, I just like to watch football of any kind, high school, college and pro.”

How has everything with the football season been going so far?
“I think the season is going great so far.”

Have you been pleased with how you have played this season?
“I have been pleased with how I’ve been playing even with the defense doing so good and getting limited reps during games.”

How do you feel your team has played?
“I think my team has played great and above expectations from what almost everybody thought we were going to do.”

What do you feel your team can improve on?
“I feel like our offense can improve on its consistency and when that happens the team will be a force.”

What are the keys for your team being successful going forward?
“Our keys for being successful is just to stay disciplined and play within how we were coached.”

Do you want to play sports in college? If so, which one?
“I do want to play football in college.”

What colleges have been recruiting you?
“Central Michigan, Sacred Heart, Montana, and St. Francis to name a few.”

What school is recruiting you the hardest?
“Sacred Heart.”

Have you made any college trips yet?
“I’ve been on visits to Montana and Sacred Heart with Gameday visits to Central Michigan, Ohio U, and Eastern Michigan.”

Do you have plans for game day trips?
“I plan on going to St. Francis and maybe to Army for games planned right now.”

Did you have a favorite college growing up?
“My favorite college growing up was Notre Dame.”