Going into Saturday’s season opener, the Lions’ offensive situation is both clear and positive, as all but one of the expected starters for the Light Blue have starting experience.
They came in calling themselves a dynasty. The new beginning to Columbia football. As head coach Norries Wilson’s first recruiting class, they expected to turn around a program that hadn’t had a winning season since 1996.
This year the spotlight is on the senior class—the first group head coach Norries Wilson recruited himself. While the seniors deserve the attention they’re receiving, they’ll need the full support of talented underclassmen looking to contribute to a winning season. A crucial cog in Columbia’s defense, defensive lineman Owen Fraser, is barely 15 months removed from high school. As a freshman in 2008, he earned honorable mention all-Ivy honors.
Early in his football career, Fraser—now a sophomore—found out that he belonged on the defensive side of the ball.
