The Basics
The West Virginia Wesleyan football team hits the road again to face No. 14 Notre Dame (Ohio) at Mueller Field in South Euclid, Ohio on Saturday, Oct. 16 at 1 p.m.

Quick Hits

• The interim tag was removed on Sept. 15 as Dwayne Martin officially became the head coach of the WVWC football program.
• Last time out on Oct. 9, Wesleyan fell at home against West Virginia State, 38-3.
• Drew Feingold made his first collegiate goal against WVSU on Oct. 9
• WVWC has had more time of possession than its opponent in each the last two weeks.
• Jujuan Linzy tied a season-high with seven catches for 75 yards last week against the Yellow Jackets. He caught five passes for 96 yards against West Liberty on Sept. 25. Linzy added three catches for 25 yards at Wheeling.
• Deontre Logan led WVWC in tackles versus WLU with 10 total tackles including 1.0 tackle for loss. Logan added two tackles for loss and a sack at Wheeling on Oct. 2.
• Kobe Vinegar and Shaq Freeman-Parks both recorded blocks on punts by West Liberty on Sept. 25.
• Devin Taylor caught four passes for 98 yards and three touchdowns at Concord on Sept. 18.
• Isaac (Ike) Dove forced a fumble (strip sack) and had an interception versus the Mountain Lions on Sept. 18.
• Cameron Lomax recorded a team-high 11 tackles in the season opener.
• Trey Milam, Jake Folland, Vinegar, Amir Franklin-Branch, Mason Brubeck and Mike Sawyer have been selected as the 2021 fall season team captains.

Scouting No. 14 Notre Dame (Ohio)
The Falcons held strong at No. 14 in the AFCA Division-II poll after a 23-21 win over No. 24 Frostburg State on Saturday (Oct. 9). Notre Dame (Ohio( has been ranked in the AFCA poll for 28-consecutive weeks dating back to the 2018 season

Quarterback Chris Brimm has thrown for 11 touchdowns and 1,459 yards so far. Senior wide receiver Devanaire Conliffe has reeled in 431 receiving yards and five touchdowns. Linebacker Guam Lee leads the team with 45 total tackles, six sacks and four forced fumbles. Safety Antoine Holloway has intercepted five passes already this season.

Mickey Mental is in his second season as the Notre Dame (Ohio) head coach. He has been a part of the NDC football program sine 2009 as a graduate assistant. Mental was promoted to offensive coordinator in 2015 and assistant head coach in 2016. For his efforts during the 2021 spring season, Mental was named Mountain East Conference Football Coach of the Year.
 
Up Next
The Bobcats are scheduled to return home to Ross Field for a 1 p.m. kickoff against Alderson Broaddus on Saturday (Oct. 23).