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2008 Football Season Preview
What separate good teams from great teams is depth not just in starting lineup, but an entire program. The 2008 Mount Union College football team will look to that depth as the Purple Raiders return only eight starters and 33 letterwinners.
Parnell and Purnell Attend NCAA Leadership Conference
(ALLIANCE, Ohio)—Mount Union College tells students that being at the college is about opening doors; two student-athletes in junior men’s soccer player Matt Parnell (Uniontown/Green) and sophomore football player Luke Purnell (Springfield/Springfield Catholic Central) opened a large door to their futures as they attended the 2008 NCAA Division III Student-Athlete Leadership Conference in Lake Buena Vista, Florida.
Football Picked Preseason No. 1 in Lindy’s 2008 Preview Magazine
(BIRMINGHAM, Ala.)—Mount Union College’s football team is ranked No. 1 in the nation in the Lindy’s 2008 College Football Preseason magazine. Senior quarterback Greg Micheli (Upper Sandusky/Upper Sandusky) along with runningback and fellow senior Nate Kmic (Delta/Delta) were each named First Team All-Americans, while Micheli was picked as preseason Most Valuable Player and Kmic is preseason Offensive Player of the Year.
