Round Mountain Capsule Preview
Coach: Jim Swigart (sixth year)
2007 record: 0-9 (0-6 Southern League)
Returning starters: Seven offense, six defense
Returning letterwinners: 16
Top players: QB Cody Burgraff (Sr.), RB Clint Wilson (Sr.), OL/DE Joe Swoop (Sr.), DE Brandon Musselman (Sr.), OL Marcus Hubred (Sr.), DE Will Sweeney (Jr.), FB/MLB Joaquin Ramirez (Jr.), OL Dalton Ream (Sr.), OL/DL Nick Winters (So.), OL/DL Garrett Snider (So.)
Top newcomers: RB/DB/LB Justin Acosta (So.), DB/RB Mike Hood (So.), WR Alex Seavey (So.)
Key losses: DE Greg Warnert, OL Gus Johnston
Base offensive set: Multiple
Base defensive set: 3-3/4-4
Outlook: The Knights took 14 players to a summer training camp at Idaho State and "had a blast," Swigart said, and they feel they’re a better team because of it.
Though Round Mountain was 0-9 last season, it lost four games in the final two minutes.
And Swigart feels the camp in Pocatello, Idaho, went a long way toward preparing his team.
"At the end of each day, it put us way ahead," Swigart said. "And to have a little confidence going in, that’s all they needed."