Cleveland’s Austin Herink clear leader for ‘more mature’ ETSU team

For a university playing just its second season of football since reviving the program, East Tennessee State experienced some significant highs in 2016.

It also had some lows, naturally.

There were wins against Top 25 Football Championship Subdivision teams Kennesaw State and Samford, the latter nearly missing the playoffs as a result. There was also a four-week span in which ETSU was outscored 157-21.

With 19 starters returning from a 5-6 team, the Buccaneers have higher, more consistent goals set for 2017.