The Quakers return much of the roster that produced their best record since 2016, including junior quarterback Aidan Sayin.
football kicks off its season on Saturday with its most experienced roster since before the pandemic, fielding a team of 24 seniors and 11 fifth-year players. All of them were a part of last year’s turnaround season, in which Penn bounced back from a 3-7 campaign in 2021 with an 8-2 record, nearly finishing at the top of the Ivy League.
In front of Sayin is a new-look offensive line after first team All-Ivy center Trevor Radosevich and junior left tackle Trevor Mayberry transferred to Cincinnati and Stanford, respectively. Sophomores Jake Bingham and Netinho Olivieri willFifth-year tailback Jonathan Mulatu, who was primarily a change-of-pace back last season, will step up to the lead role after the graduation of first team All-Ivy running back Trey Flowers.
Of the five captains this season for Penn, three — defensive back Kendren Smith, defensive lineman Joey Slackman, and linebacker Jonathan Melvin — are on defense. Each earned All-Ivy honors last season, and will be playing as seniors or fifth-years.Penn field hockey opened its season against two top-10 teams and learned a lot from the experience
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