Coach Mark Elder's Crusaders improved from 3-6 in 2020 to 11-4 last season and a trip to the Division I state semifinals. They lost by one to Springfield, which is No. 49 on the Preseason Top 100, but defeated 2021 DI champion Lakewood St. Edward during the regular season in overtime. That was the only loss for St. Edward, which is ranked the highest of the Ohio schools at No. 24.
Rising junior Jordan Marshall is a
top recruit for the Crusaders , currently ranked the fourth-best Ohio player of the Class of 2024. At 5-foot-11-inches and 180 pounds, Marshall has offers from Boston College, Cincinnati, Duke, Georgia Tech, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisville, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Ohio State, Pitt, Purdue, Rutgers, Tennessee, Vanderbilt, West Virginia and Wisconsin
He ran for 1,155 yards as a sophomore with a season-high 154 in the semifinal loss to Springfield.
Super swift
receiver Tennel Bryant (71 catches, 896 yards, 15 touchdowns in 2021), linebacker Joe Ginnetti, offensive lineman Thomas Biel, defensive lineman Peyton Wilp and safeties Matt Seliga and Isaiah Summerlin have assorted Division I offers.
Among Moeller's rising juniors, cornerback Karson Hobbs has offers that include Kentucky, Marshall, South Carolina and West Virginia. Iowa and Kentucky have offered receiver Jewett Hayes.
"We've got a number of guys who are really good," Elder said. "Who the next guy is, I don't know. That's for those (recruiting) guys to figure out."
Moeller begins the season at Massillon Washington Aug. 19.
Sounds like Moeller is pretty loaded. I expect a close game and a Tiger victory.