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June 2001 News
Posted by Ric 6/30/01
Today is the final day of voting in our June MTU Opinion Poll.
Washington & Jefferson has a slight edge over both Wooster and Wittenberg this
morning. Look for the final results of this poll and a new question tomorrow.
Posted by Ric 6/29/01
I've just returned from a trip to San Antonio, Texas, the home of, among other
things, the Alamo... and our friends from Trinity University, whom Mount Union defeated in
the 1998 semi-finals 34-29 at Mount Union Stadium.
I see Mount Union has released the names of two more high school seniors that will attend the college and play football this fall. Our 2001 Recruiting Class page now totals 66 names. You can see it here.
Posted by Ric 6/23/01
With one week remaining in our June MTU Opinion Poll, Wooster has a
slight lead over Wittenberg and Washington & Jefferson as to who you would like to see
Mount Union play in the 2002 opener. If you have a question you would like asked in
our poll, please email
me the question and answer choices and we'll consider it. The
current poll will run through the end of June.
Posted by Ric 6/22/01
Mount Union has released the name of another high school senior that will attend the
college and play football this fall. Our full list of recruits now totals 64 names.
You can see them in our 2001 Recruiting Class page here.
Posted by Ric 6/21/01
College football preview magazines have started hitting the news stands. Preview
Sports College Football selected Mount Union as its preseason number one Division III
football team, followed by Widener, Hardin-Simmons, St. John's, Wittenberg, Pacific
Lutheran, Wis-Stout, Central, Springfield and Bethel rounding out its top ten. About
Mount Union, they say:
"The Purple Raiders, kings of D-III ball for the past decade, lost some key pieces from last season's national championship squad. Still, with 10 starters back, including All-American running back Chuck Moore, the cupboard is hardly bare."
The magazine also named senior running back Chuck Moore and senior offensive lineman Ed Malone to its Division III Preseason All-American Team.
Posted by Ric 6/19/01
We've added another name to our 2001 Recruiting Class page, making the
total now 63 new Purple Raiders we have listed. You can read the entire list here.
Posted by Ric 6/17/01
In two months, the Mount Union football team will be in preseason training camp preparing
to defend its Ohio Athletic Conference championship and NCAA Division III national
championship.
I've posted our 2001 Purple Raider Season Preview, complete with pictures of a lot of the players you'll see on the field this year. You can get to it here.
Posted by Ric 6/15/01
We're at the midway point of the month and so far our June MTU Opinion Poll
has Wooster leading a close race to our question that asks, "Who would you like
to see Mount Union play in the 2002 opener?" There are a number of votes
for "other" as well. If you voted that way, email me
who you would like to see the Purple Raiders open with and I'll also mention those results
at the end of the month.
Also, look for our 2001 football season preview here soon.
Posted by Ric 6/7/01
I've put together a Match-up Fact Sheet that provides information about
opponents on Mount Union's 2001 Schedule, such as game date, time and location, along with
information about the series between the two teams. You can see it here.
Posted by Ric 6/6/01
Mount Union has released the name of another high school senior that will attend the
college and play football this fall. You can see the full list of recruits announced
by the Purple Raiders by visiting our 2001 Recruiting Class page here.
Posted by Ric 6/4/01
We've added a picture of the covered stands at Mount Union Stadium showing the
construction of two additional sections to the north end. You can see a larger
picture and read about all of this summer's planned stadium improvements by clicking on
the photo.
Posted by Ric 6/3/01
We've changed the main page to have more of a 2001 look, adding pictures of some of the
Purple Raiders we'll see in the upcoming season. Thanks once again to Bill Gough
for all the photos!
Posted by Ric 6/2/01
We've added four more names to our 2001 Recruiting Class page, making the
total now 61 new Purple Raiders. You can read our entire list of 2001 football
recruits here.
Posted by Ric 6/1/01
The final results of our May MTU Opinion Poll tell us you overwhelmingly
want to see natural grass remain at Mount Union Stadium. Of the 202 voters, 70%
favor real grass, 29% would like to see an artificial grass surface and 1% said it didn't
matter.
Our June question asks, "Who would you like to see Mount Union play in the 2002 opener?" You can cast your vote now.