DIV 2

Football: Season Preview Part 2: Defense counting on continuity and heart; Banta a special teams difference maker

Steve Sweeney has experienced it all. A redshirt season, a COVID season, an All-PSAC East season, game-winning interceptions, fumble returns for touchdowns, graduation with a bachelor's degree, and soon, he'll have a master's degree, too. He's seen his defense give one zero points, and he's seen his defense surrender 55. As a safety, Sweeney is the eyes of the defense, and as a three-year starter who enters 2023 with 33 consecutive starts and six career interceptions, there isn't anything he hasn't seen on Saturdays.