Football Roster News

Some roster news for the football team.

First is the commitment of KJ Brown of Winton Woods.  He is a 3-star 6’4 225 OLB/EDGE.

They were a very good team last year, going 8-4 and losing to Withrow in the second round of the state playoffs.  Brown is the 4th player from Woods to commit--one to Bama, one to UT and one to Indiana.

He had 8 D1 offers--BG, UT, Kentucky, Akron, EKU, Marshall, UMass and WVU.

There's not a lot out there on him, but he must have caught attention in some way.  You need strength on the edge in today's game.  You have to get to the QB in phase so a running QB can't get out of the pocket.

Also, h/t to Rhys Patrykus and Nick Golden, who did some roster research on the football roster.

Here is what they found.

First, there's a new QB in town.  Baron May is his name.  He started at EMU and then went to East TN State.  He is from New Philadelphia, OH, originally. 

He's an interesting guy.  From his bio at ETSU:

Is the school’s [New Philadelphia] all-time leader in passing yards, passing touchdowns, all-purpose yards and touchdowns responsible for...Was a finalist for Ohio’s Mr. Football in 2019...Selected Ohio Division III co-Offensive Player of the Year while garnering first team All-Ohio accolades...Passed for more than 2,000 yards and 24 touchdowns and collected 775 rush yards and nine more scores in nine and a half games as a senior...

He threw 54 passes for ETSU. Anyway, he's been recruited and had success in HS and will be joining the BG QB room.

Henry Reifschneider is what I assume is a PWO from Archbishop Alter in Dayton. He committed to Findlay originally, and now is on our roster.  

He was a highly productive player with Alter.

• Notched 160 tackles in 2023 as Archbishop Alter went 12-4
• Two-time first-team All-GCL
• Two-time first-team All-Southwest Ohio
• Named 2023 GCU Defensive Player of the Year
• First-team all-state
• Set a single-season school record with 160 tackles
• Owns a single-season school record for solo tackles with 89 in 2023
• Recorded 118 tackles in 2022 as a junior
• Helped Archbishop Alter to a state-runner up finish and two regional championships (2022, 2023)

He is also believed to be the first player in program history to have missed a full season of football in HS by being impaled on the mascot's sword.

Josira is another player who went to Erasmus HS in Brooklyn, perhaps the high school with more famous alum than any other.  He is a S and FR. He was 2-time all-state in New York.

Also added is Devin Taborn, who is a ILB who played in Sidney and red-shirted at Mt. Union. 

One departure.  Griffin Little, at TE who was an early Loeffler recruit from Ft. Wayne and who played sparingly.

Best of luck to Griffin and welcome to the new arrivals.