Garrett Rogan made an impact right out of the gate this season.

In his first game starting for the Villanova University football squad, the former Mercer Island High School (MIHS) student-athlete registered some solid plays from his strong safety position in his team’s triumph.

The Wildcat senior notched four total tackles and batted down a pass during his crew’s 24-17 victory over Colgate University in NCAA Division I action on Sept. 6 at its home stadium in Pennsylvania.

For Rogan’s stellar effort, head coach Mark Ferrante named the 6-foot-3, 210-pounder a team co-most valuable player on defense for the Cats’ season opener. Rogan shared the honors with redshirt freshman defensive back Anthony Hawkins.

“We played really good defensively from the start and it was fun just flying around

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