[Real Badman]

East Ridge's head football coach will be Kenneth O'Quinn. O'Quinn returns after leading the Warriors to a 5-5 season last year. I haven't heard anything specific about the other coaches returning or not. The players ER lose after going 11-9 in the past two years are going to be extremely difficult to replace. Trey Little is by far and away the teams best returning player. Randy Williamson is a 4 year starter at Center. He will anchor the Offensive and Defensive lines. Kicker Jacob Clark will be healthy after returning from an ACL injury. Losing veteran players like Dalton Smith, Elijia Epling, and Jacob Chaney are possible program breakers. As for the schedule, non district looks pretty competitive. Knott, Phelps, Grundy, South Floyd. What I would be worried about is going back into district play. Allen Central, Betsy Layne, Shelby Valley, Prestonsburg and Leslie County. Unless those kids are working hard in the weight room, I'd say they may be looking at a 3-6 win season and could possibly miss the playoffs.