Nearly 80 football players reported to practice at William Penn University and with them they brought a new wave of enthusiasm to the Statesmen s second-year head coach Tom Shea and his new coaching staff. On the offensive side of the ball, a three-way battle for the quarterback position is taking place. Donnell Arnold, mainly a wide receiver a year ago, draws upon his quarterbacking experience from two years ago to challenge Brian Robinson and Javian Thornton for the starting spot. The backfield features a speedy pair in Torain Howard and Mike Trotter.
Trotter returns after suffering from a broken leg a year ago.
Before his injury he averaged 6.4 yards per carry. He averaged 4.2 yards per carry last year. Rick Warfel, Mike Sartorio and Eric Sandberg, who is coming off a hand injury from last season, are returning starters heading up the good-sized offensive line. And, four freshmen are competing for the other two spots. Coach Shea has been impressed with Latravis Williams in the early days of practice.