With a new coach and about double the players from last year’s squad, expectations are through the roof for head coach Keith Mora and his Wright State club football team.
The program, which has generally seen success in its first few years of existence (including an undefeated season in its inaugural year of 2009), had a rough patch last season and a changing of the guard at the head coach position.
Mora, a recent WSU graduate, looks to turn around the program in just one offseason after gathering 23 players that will be coming to Wright State as football players, according to Mora
“We’re going to look like a college team, not just a bunch of guys who go out and like to play football,” Mora said.
This college team will feature two incoming transfers with pervious NCAA football experience. One is Jeremy Lavoie, a transfer from Ohio University who started at linebacker for the Bobcats.
With this new found depth and incoming freshmen class that Mora said will make an “immediate impact,” the team’s expectations this year are “national championship or bust.” Mora said the team will treat each week of the season as if it is a playoff game.
From an offensive standpoint, the coaching staff expects the team to play efficiently and quickly, running a no-huddle, up-tempo style based on the Oregon Ducks offensive scheme. Mora said speed would be a major problem for opposing defenses as the Raiders will be featuring a starting quarterback and running back that both run 4.4 second 40’s.
