I’D LIKE TO THANK CHRIS FRANCIS WHO IS THE HEAD COACH FOR USAO DROVERS IN CHICKASHA, OKLAHOMA IN THE SAC IN NAIA FOR SHARING HIS THOUGHTS ON THE 2021-22 CAMPAIGN WITH ME. HE SHARED, “WE ALL ARE EXCITED TO GET THE SEASON STARTED
HERE AT USAO, AS WE ARE EVERY YEAR, BUT THIS SEASON IS DIFFERENT. WITH US ONLY LOSING ONE PLAYER, WE RETURN A LOT OF FIREPOWER AND EXPERIENCE. ON TOP OF ADDING SOME REALLY TALENTED PLAYERS. GOING INTO THE OFFSEASON, MY COACHING
STAFF AND MYSELF HAD A GOOD IDEA ON WHAT WE NEEDED TO DO TO COMPETE FOR A CONFERENCE AND NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP, FOR NOW AND FOR THE FUTURE. WE FEEL REAL CONFIDENT WE’VE DONE THAT WITH THIS RECRUITING CLASS, WE ADDED SIZE,
ATHLETICISM, AND DEPTH. THREE TRUE FRESHMAN THAT ARE REALLY TALENTED, TWO D2 TRANSFERS THAT WILL MAKE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT AND ONE D1 TRANSFER THAT GIVES US SIZE, THAT WE MISSED LAST SEASON AND HE WILL BE ONE OF THE BIGGEST FORCES TO
DEAL WITH IN NAIA. ALL THAT TALENT ADDED TO A GROUP THAT RETURNS A 2ND TEAM ALL-AMERICAN IN CAMERON HINES AND AN ALL-AMERICAN TO BE IN STEPHON HALL, WITH BOUBACAR DIAKITE HAVING A GREAT SUMMER HE LOOKS LIKE ONE OF THE BEST FORWARDS IN NAIA AT THE MOMENT. THAT’S JUST TO NAME A FEW, I CAN EASILY TALK ABOUT ALL OUR PLAYERS, FOR THEY ARE ALL VERY TALENTED, I’LL LEAVE IT TO WHERE PEOPLE WILL WANT TO TUNE IN THIS SEASON TO FIND OUT ABOUT THE REST OF OUR TEAM, WE SHOULD BE A FUN TEAM TO FOLLOW! “