{"id":7261,"date":"2015-09-09T10:48:28","date_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/?p=7261"},"modified":"2015-09-09T10:48:28","modified_gmt":"2015-09-09T15:48:28","slug":"mustang-football-begins-with-road-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/archives\/7261","title":{"rendered":"Mustang football begins with road win"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000\"><strong>By Gabi French<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #000000\">Mustang football 2015\u00a0opened Saturday with a big 77-17 win over\u00a0Sterling College in Kansas. It was the 12th consecutive win in a season opener for Coach Steve Ryan and the Mustangs.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7262\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7262\" style=\"width: 200px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/09\/ZacSchleuger.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-thumbnail wp-image-7262\" src=\"http:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/09\/ZacSchleuger-200x128.jpg\" alt=\"Zac Schlueger\" width=\"200\" height=\"128\" srcset=\"https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/09\/ZacSchleuger-200x128.jpg 200w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/09\/ZacSchleuger-400x257.jpg 400w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/09\/ZacSchleuger-800x514.jpg 800w, https:\/\/wordpress.morningside.edu\/thecr\/files\/2015\/09\/ZacSchleuger.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7262\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Zac Schlueger<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000\">Morningside begins its quest for its fifth consecutive league title Sept. 12 at home against Nebraska Wesleyan at 1 pm in Roberts Stadium.<\/p>\n<p>Coach Ryan is upbeat about his team&#8217;s chances this year.\u00a0\u201cThe boys had a good summer,\u201d he said.\u00a0A few things he felt went really well during preseason included\u00a0hard practices and especially staying healthy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe want to go into every game full prepared, taking one game at a time is going to give the team proper time to prepare each week,\u201d Ryan added. He also exp[ects his players will give their best each practice and game.<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">Losing Devon Thomas and Brandon Wegher, two great players, isn\u2019t a scare for the Mustangs. Coach Ryan believes that Ryan Kasdorf will step-up with his experience on the field and take the lead. Ryan also expects a lot of out Tyler Kavan in filling the running back position.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">On the defensive side, the Mustangs are returning three big starters: Ethan Stofferman, Luke Gibbs, and Zac Schlueger. All were All-Conference GPAC last year.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span style=\"color: #000000\">What can we expect out of the Mustangs come December? \u201cPlaying in Daytona Beach.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Gabi French Mustang football 2015\u00a0opened Saturday with a big 77-17 win over\u00a0Sterling College in Kansas. 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