[16thregioner]

Russell starts on offense this year with a solid RB in Richardson-Crews, the return of Ethan Oborne in the backfield, the best receiver in the area in Carson Patrick, and the best kicker in the area in Totten. The line will need some work and the QB will need to be replaced, but at least they have some proven players to start with.

The defensive side of the ball would be a concern, though, as 8 of their top 10 tacklers are gone, 7 by graduation and 1 by transfer, and the 2 returners are in the secondary. They're going to need a lot of new names to show up on this side of the ball in order to compete this season.

The coaching staff has several defensive specialists on it, but this may be the least proven bunch of players to start with on defense, though, that they've ever dealt with.