The football begins the season with a new coaching staff and a different approach to preparation. Practices began over the summer and have continued into the fall as the wolverines get ready for the season.

Team manager Ryan Davidoff ’27 said the program’s offense will look nothing like strategies from previous years.

“Our offense is going to be completely different because we have a new coaching staff coming in, and their mentality is the opposite of last year,” Davidoff said. “It’s going to be a lot more electric, and a lot more explosive. We’re really implementing it to be a faster tempo. We’re going to try to keep the defense on their heels the whole time.”

Strong safety and wide receiver Dylan Fullmer ’27 said his main excitement comes from the chance to help the team push toward the postseason.

“I’m most excited about hopefully having a successful, winning team,” Fullmer said. “The goal is to make
the playoffs, and I think it’s a very reasonable goal to have in mind.”

Davidoff said practices have become far more demanding under the new staff.

“Practices this year have been three times as intense as last year,” Davidoff said. “Everybody is always going 100%. There’s an insanely committed energy this year, and everyone’s really bought in it. Our process has been refined, and it really looks professional in practice.”

Fullmer said months of summer training have prepared them well for the fall.

“We’ve been practicing [almost] every week this summer,” Fullmer said. “We’ve been going through a bunch of skill drills where we’ve learned all of the next-level things from our coaching staff that have really prepared us.”

Fullmer said that one of the team’s biggest goals this year is to finally break through to a winning record.

“A big challenge is going to be getting to that next barrier, going above .500,” Fullmer said. “That’s been the step
we’ve been looking to get past for so many years.”