Underclassmen from central Ohio who played for the Pioneers when they went 2-8 last fall included sophomore Arrington Dulin (DL) and freshman D’Lacy Bass (DB) from Reynoldsburg, redshirt sophomore Xavier Moore (RB) from Grove City, sophomore Austin Jewell (LB) from Hamilton Township, redshirt sophomore James Curry (slot) from Columbus East, freshman Jalin Jackson (slot) and Jametrius Yarbrough (DB) from New Albany and redshirt freshman Tim Leach (OL) from Centennial.
Matt Kelleher, a former assistant at Capital and Ohio Dominican, was the offensive line coach. Devin Jordan, a former assistant at Ohio State and Otterbein, was serving as the passing game coordinator for wide receivers.
There were only 11 seniors in the program last fall, but one was one of Malone’s all-time greats in Reynoldsburg graduate Ashton Dulin (WR).