The Whitworth football team opened preseason practices this month with plenty of faces, many of them familiar. The Pirates return 21 starters from the team that went last spring, and on a sunny, clear Wednesday morning this week, the roster of spread out for drills on fields behind the Whitworth Fieldhouse. On Sept. The Pirates are hoping to build on the momentum from last spring, when they steamrolled Northwest Conference foes Puget Sound and Pacific Lutheran twice each by a combined score of We gotta get ready for a season.
We gotta get ready for Game 1. The Pirates are plenty experienced, with a secondary that returns four senior starters, including Colten Chelin, who has been a staple in the lineup since his freshman season. The continuity, with Bryce Hornbeck and Jacob Hogger also back in the secondary, will make the group more adaptable, Mullin said. We can be more versatile. New coordinator Matt Troxel took over for Ian Kolste after the spring season. Kolste had replaced Alan Stanfield from the season before.
After playing as juniors during the spring, many of the current seniors, including Mullin and Prewitt, expect to take advantage of the extra COVID year of eligibility granted by the NCAA and to play in There are also seven players for whom would have been their final year, yet they stuck around for this campaign.
Mullin said their presence is just another motivator to maximize this preseason and the full schedule of games to follow. We can all use a little hope and redemption. Sponsored Content.
