Westerville, Ohio - Mount Union, under the direction of fourth-year Head Coach Geoff Dartt, was picked to win the Ohio Athletic Conference (OAC) football title in 2023 by the League coaches.
Mount Union received nine of 10 first place votes to collect 81 points, followed by John Carroll with 70 points. Baldwin Wallace finished third with 66 points and one first place votes, followed by Heidelberg with 59 points and Marietta with 47 points. Head coaches do not vote for their own teams in the balloting.
The Raiders won their 33rd OAC title and appeared in their 22nd NCAA Championship in 2022. They will be vying for their NCAA Division III-record 14th Championship.
Mount Union will open its season with a 1:30 p.m. kickoff Saturday, Sept. 2 at Defiance College.
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Coaches Poll |
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Rank |
School (1st Place Votes) |
Pts. |
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1 |
Mount Union (9) |
81 |
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2 |
John Carroll |
70 |
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3 |
Baldwin Wallace (1) |
66 |
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4 |
Heidelberg |
59 |
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5 |
Marietta |
47 |
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6 |
Ohio Northern |
37 |
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7 |
Muskingum |
33 |
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8 |
Wilmington |
24 |
|
9 |
Otterbein |
20 |
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10 |
Capital |
13 |
2023| Players to Watch List
Baldwin Wallace
Elijah Arnett| Sr., WR, Akron, Ohio/Woodridge
Mason Levasseur| Sr., LB, Panama City, Fla. /South Walton
Jordan Smith| Sr., DL, Painesville, Ohio / Riverside
Capital
Nick Fisanick| Gr., LB, Upper Arlington, Ohio / Upper Arlington
Jesse Foster| So., DE, Mount Vernon, Ohio / Mount Vernon
Garret Anderson| Gr., OL, Sonora, Calif./Sonora Union
Heidelberg
Griffin Pendry| Gr., S, Perrysburg, Ohio / Perrysburg
Easton St. Clair| Sr., LB, Canton, Mich. / Detroit Central Catholic
Montavious Yearby| Sr., LB, Port St. Lucie, Fla. / Port St. Lucie
John Carroll
Joe Collins| Gr., QB, Grand Rapids, Mich. / Catholic Central
Joey Torok| Gr., WR, Kirtland, Ohio / Kirtland
Bricker Thiel| Sr., DE, London, Ohio / London
Marietta
Bryce Agnew| Sr., RB, Cleveland, Ohio / Berea-Midpark
Chance Knight| Sr., DL, Bridgeport, Ohio / The Linsly School
Dawson Snyder| Jr., WR, Pittsburgh, Pa. / Moon Area
Mount Union
Braxton Plunk| Gr., QB, Plant City, Fla. / Plant City
Wayne Ruby Jr.| Gr., WR, Pembroke Pines, Fla. / Charles W. Flanagan
Rossy Moore| Jr., LB, Lima, Ohio / Lima
Muskingum
Zuri Edmondson| Sr., WR, Cincinnati, Ohio / Roger Bacon
Austin Willforth | Jr., LB, Warren, Ohio / Champion
Antwan Murphy| So., DB, Jacksonville, Fla/Mandarin
Ohio Northern
Josh Bever| Sr., DL, Ashland, Ohio / Ashland
Dalton Tjong| Jr., DB, Cummings, Ga. / West Forsyth
Noah Miller| Sr., TE, Coldwater, Ohio / Coldwater
Otterbein
Eason Hardouin| Sr., QB, Grand Rapids, Mich. / Grand Rapids Christian
Tayon Howard| Sr., LB, Westerville, Ohio / South
Justin Bartlett| Jr., LB, Cambridge, Ohio / Cambridge
Wilmington
Lathan Jones| Jr., WR, Sidney, Ohio / Sidney
Jarod Lee| Sr., LB, Eaton, Ohio / Eaton
Zac Schmidt| Jr., DB, Eaton, Ohio / Eaton
