Mt. Union 2025 football roster

[nickgyp]

Can football add to male enrollment? Looks like it does at Mt. Union in Ohio. Astounding number of players.


https://athletics.mountunion.edu/images/2025/8/27/2025_Football_Team_Website.jpg?width=1600

[Bruce]

You’d think it would have to increase male enrollment.


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[nickgyp]

Bruce:

It would seem to be a logical move as schools like Mt. St. Joseph and Thomas More added football to increase enrollment and, arguably, save the schools. Not contending that Xavier is in such dire straits but the declining enrollment needs to be addressed. A myriad of smaller schools in Ohio operate football programs without breaking the bank.

Playing at a local high school in the absence of an on-campus stadium is very doable. Wasn?t long ago that I had read about Xavier planning to upgrade Corcoran Field. I haven?t heard any updates but building a 5,000 seat stadium couldn?t really take 20 million dollars especially if the facilities at Schmidt Fieldhouse and/the physical education center were used. Heck, both Xavier and opposing teams used Schmidt for locker room facilities in 1973 and prior years.

Maybe some of the half billion funds raised in the new capital campaign could be allotted for such purpose. A smaller scaled Xavier stadium would really look nice on Victory Parkway. Nothing fancy or extravagant.