By Jacob Dickman

NKyTribune sports reporter

Last season, six freshmen lined up as starters on Dayton’s varsity football team that had been depleted of veteran talent. The Greendevils did manage to win two games, but eight of their nine losses were by margins of 34 points or more.

It was a tough stretch, but head coach Jesse Herbst said his young players benefitted from it.

“Traditionally, most freshmen and sophomores ride the bus and eat hamburgers. Not our guys, Last season, they played football and got better,” Herbst said.

The Greendevils will be younger and less mature than the average varsity team once again this season.

But now they know what it takes to compete on that level.

“Instead of being practice dummies and on the scout team, those guys actually played valuable, valuab

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