Good Morning, Monarchs. Which one is your vote?

What all do we have stirring in today’s Brew? Check it out below!

📈 Raising The Bar
⚽️ Future Is Bright
⏱️ Countdown To Kickoff
​🦁 And much more!

⏱️ COUNTDOWN TO KICKOFF: 4️⃣3️⃣ DAYS

In honor of the 43 days until ODU football season….

Coming off a career year last fall for the Monarchs, #4️⃣3️⃣ Kris Trinidad
is ready to make even more noise in 2025.

Last year, Trinidad was a force on the ODU defensive line, earning Third Team
All-Sun Belt accolades with 45 tackles, 5.5 sacks, 10.5 TFLs and two forced fumbles. His 5.5 sacks ranked in the top-10 in the league in that category.

For his career with the Monarchs, Trinidad ranks seventh all-time in program history with 11.0 career sacks entering his final season in Norfolk.

📈 STOCK UP

🔼 Raising The Bar. The offseason buzz for Old Dominion football is different than it’s been in many years and by that, I mean in a very good way.

The Monarchs are confident that they will have a good team this season, and for once, some in the media seem to agree.

Although it’s still early – fall camp begins later this month – Athlon Magazine recently picked the Monarchs to finish third in the East Division, have a winning season and go to a postseason bowl game.

That’s higher than the Monarchs have been picked in a while and, if true, would be the best season under Head Coach Ricky Rahne.

“The Monarchs are a sleeper pick to win the Sun Belt in 2025,” opined Athlon.

🔼 Future Is Bright. The future of ODU men’s soccer is making a buzz around town and this week, the full 16 player class was unveiled by head coach Tennant McVea.

Out of the newcomers, five are incoming freshmen. For the incoming transfers, one is a sophomore, five are juniors, and three are graduate students. The recruiting class is ranked the 25th by Top Drawer Soccer.

“The staff are extremely excited about this group of young men, we attacked this recruiting class with a clear picture of what we needed in mind and have worked hard to bring some exciting and talented players to this program,” McVea said. “The real work begins when they arrive on campus, but they all possess the tools necessary to compete at this level.”

🦁 MONARCH TRIVIA

Earlier this week, the ODU Monarchs had their entire weekend rotation selected in the 2025 MLB Draft.

How many schools across the country could claim that feat this year?

Got a guess?

Scroll to the bottom to find the answer!

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🎉 TRIVIA ANSWER

Answer: Six (and ODU was the only non-SEC school)

🦁 Have a great weekend, y’all!