Dan French felt at home at Marian Central as soon as he put on the Hurricanes’ red and Columbia blue colors as a freshman.

Now a senior, the 6-foot, 215-pound middle linebacker is hoping to spread that positivity to his fellow teammates – and help turn around a program seeking its first winning season and playoff appearance since 2017.

“I love it here,” said French, also an All-State wrestler at the Woodstock private school. “I came here knowing nobody, and football was my way into [Marian]. It’s a brotherhood, and I want to continue that for all the new guys coming in. I want to show them what I saw coming in.”

Along with senior captains Matt Conlon (OL/DL) and Josh Gawronski (CB/Athlete), Marian will be fighting to get back to its winning ways.

Fourth-year coach Liam Kirwan believe

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