Good Morning ODU Fam. The season is still 75 days away and the ODU Monarch football squad already might need to order bigger luggage with the hardware they are piling up!

We’ll recap it all and much more in today’s Brew! Check it out below!

🏈 Straight Flexin’
👏 Need Some Company?
⏱ Kickoff: 75 Days Away
​⭐ And much, much more!

🎟 SECURE YOUR SEAT

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🏈 COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 75 DAYS

A hidden gem on ODU’s offensive line may be #75 Skyler Grant who supplied depth to the Monarchs front line last season.

Grant, a Fredericksburg, Va. native, played in all 12 games last season, both as a backup offensive lineman and on special teams for ODU.

🏈: More On Grant’s Profile

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Straight Flexin’. There may not be a more motivated individual in all of college football than Jason Henderson.

The all-time ODU great had his season cut short due to injury last season and with 75 days until kickoff, Henderson is already piling up the accolades.

Late last week, Henderson earned First-Team All-American accolades from Phil Steele. Last season, he led the country with 14.2 tackles per game and became the first ODU player to earn first-team All-America honors. A two-time All-American, Henderson had 170 tackles last season and set a school record with 19.5 tackles for loss.

🔼 Need Some Company? Henderson wasn’t the only Monarch earning preseason accolades as six total ODU players earned recognition from Phil Steele and Athlon Sports last week.

In addition to Henderson earning First Team All-American honors, defensive tackle Denzel Lowry earned first-team SBC honors by Athlon and second-team from Phil Steele. Tight end Jalen Butler was named to the fourth team by Phil Steele, while offensive lineman Santana Saunders earned fourth-team honors from both organizations.

Isiah Paige earned fourth-team honors as a punt returner by Phil Steele and third-team by Athlon, and fourth team wide receiver by Athlon. Incoming transfer Patrick Smith-Young received fourth-team honors from Athlon at defensive back.

🏈: More On The Preseason Accolades

🔼 Welcome Aboard. The reigning champs continue to get better.

Late last week, ODU women’s soccer head coach Angie Hind announced the addition of Hope Stacker as the graduate assistant and goalkeeper coach for the upcoming year.

Stacker joins the coaching staff this year after a stellar career at Indiana Wesleyan, where she was a three-time NAIA All-American selection and earned three First Team All-League honors. She finished her career with a school record .879 goals against average and 16 clean sheets.

In each of her seasons, Indiana Wesleyan made it to the second round of the NAIA National Championships. As a senior, she suffered an ACL injury in January of 2023 and did not return to playing until the final nine games of the season. During the time she was out, she served as the goalkeeper coach and helped guide freshman Avery Sluss to 10 clean sheets.  

👏: More On The Newest Monarch

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🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA

With 436 tackles in his three seasons in Norfolk, Jason Henderson will enter next season as the NCAA’s active leader in career tackles.

How many tackles is the next closest active player?

Got a guess?

Scroll down to the bottom of this email and see if you had the right answer!

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📅 WHAT’S ON TAP?

See ya’ll in August!

🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: 47.

Henderson leads the next closest collegiate tackler, Fordham’s James Conway, by 47 tackles (387).

🦁 Have a great start to your week!