It's Official! Freshmen Class Added to the Roster

 

The official news release announcing the incoming freshmen football class is out, and it almost 100% as expected.

Only one of our previously committed freshmen (LB Dylan Sandles) will not be joining us, and there is just one new name: DB M.D. Awe from Reedy HS in the Dallas area,

I’ll talk a bit more about Awe and a lot more in the latest podcast you can hear by clicking here. 

And I’ll be updating my running LionFeeders database of all the documented players who have come to Columbia during the course of the week.

Players mentioned in this podcast:

M.D. Awe

Jeremiah Douglas

Owen Thomas

Jack Smiechowski

Chuck Newton

Christian Gonzalez

Patrick Sodl

AJ George

Drew Burmeister

Brendan Fournier

Enjoy!

Podcast Episode 6: Primary Secondary Concerns

 

Carter McCray

Let’s take a look at the returning defensive back situation for the Lions, along with the next batch of (expected) incoming freshman.

Click here to hear the latest podcast.

Players mentioned in this Podcast:

Carter McCray, rising sophomore DB

Jeremiah Douglas , rising sophomore DB

Galvin Goss, incoming freshmen DB (1st from valley hs in al)

Henry Estes, incoming freshman DT/OL (1st)

Jace Eveland, incoming freshman OL (1st)

Brendan Fournier, incoming freshman RB/LB (1st)

Podcast Episode 5: TV Dominance!

We’ve come a long way from the days when Columbia was the only Ivy team excluded from getting any nationally televised games in the Ivy TV contract. This season, the Lions will be featured in THREE Friday night games on ESPNU.

I dig into that and look at the schedule overall, with a bit of news on the current roster to share as well, in this short podcast.

Podcast Episode 4: Are You Receiving Me?

 

Titus Evans

The latest edition of the Roar Lions 2025 podcast is up and it features a look at an exciting returning WR and perhaps Head Coach Jon Poppe's most impressive commitment for 2025, who also happens to be a WR. 

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Players Mentioned in the podcast 

Titus Evans (rising junior WR)

Caden Butler (incoming freshman WR 6'0" 175 lbs. Chapparal HS Temecula, CA) 

Dylan Clifton, incoming freshman OL 6'3" 285, Choate, Wallingford, CT (also Henderson HS Buda) 

Elliot Cooper, (incoming freshman WR 5'11" 180, Notre Dame HS, Sherman Oaks, CA)

Xander Eschelman, (incoming freshman QB 6'3" 195, Menlo-Atherton HS, Atherton, CA)

Podcast Episode 3: Something Old, Something New

Joshua Powell

Today’s podcast looks at two Columbia D-lineman. One is a rising senior, and the other is an incoming freshman. They both represent important reasons to be excited about the 2025 season.

I’ll also add some quick notes on three other incoming freshmen.

The rising senior is Joshua Powell and the incoming freshman is Austin Coronado, (DE/OLB 6'3" 240) from St. John Bosco HS, in the Inland Empire, CA.

These are two names you need to know…

(Other incoming freshmen mentioned)

Jevaughan Barnett-Jackson, WR 6'2" 175 lbs. Oxon Hall HS, Oxon, MD

Thomas Browne, LS 6'0" 200, lbs. Westbrook HS, Beaumont, TX

Andrew “Drew” Burmeister, LB 6'2" 225 lbs, Woodstock HS, Woodstock, GA