Player News - More Preseason Honors for Jackson Taylor

Junior linebacker and team captain Jackson Taylor has been named second team preseason Division II All-American by CFBNETWORK. After last season, Taylor was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-PSAC East, second team All-D2CCA Super Region 1, D2football.com Elite 100 and honorable mention All-America by Don Hansen Football Gazette.

Here are the CFBNETWORK Division II Preseason 2nd Team All-Americans for the 2022 season pic.twitter.com/DV1HzDScHl

— The College Football Network 🇺🇦💛💙🙏🏼 (@thecfbnetwork) June 26, 2022

West Chester Athletic Site - Jackson Taylor Named To Another Preseason All-America List

Player News - Golden Rams Add Two Transfers

The Golden Rams added two transfers with defensive lineman Ayyub Dail (IUP/Easton) and defensive back Kaleb Brown (Penn State/Wilson).

Dail

Dail (6-0, 280lb) tallied 11 tackles as a redshirt freshman in 2019 and 9 tackles in 7 games this past season. After his senior season in 2017 at Easton, he was named first-team All-Area Morning Call as an offensive lineman. Golden Ram fans might remember Dail registering a sack on West Chester's opening drive in last year's season-ending loss to the Crimson Hawks.

Brown

Meanwhile, Brown (5-11, 188lb) was named Penn State's Scout Team Special Teams Player of the Year after his only season in State College. At Wilson, Brown played quarterback for the Bulldogs, leading them to 16-3 record over his final two seasons including a Lancaster-Lebanon League championship in 2020. In a shortened senior season, he threw for 567 yards and five touchdowns while running for 746 yards and seven touchdowns in posting a 6-1 record. As a full-time defenisve back as a sophomore, he nabbed five interceptions and made 28 tackles. In track and field, Brown won the Berks County long jump in 2021.

There’s no place like home!!! @WCUGoldenRamsFB #DifferentBreed pic.twitter.com/9qTiVZbhX1

— Ayyub Dail (@ayyub2356) June 1, 2022

#RamsUp pic.twitter.com/m7lIkiQFB8

— KB (@Kaleb_brown08) June 2, 2022

Player News - Jackson Taylor Receives Preseason Honors

Junior linebacker and team captain Jackson Taylor has been named second team preseason All-Division II by Lindy’s Sports. After last season, Taylor was named PSAC East Defensive Player of the Year, first team All-PSAC East, second team All-D2CCA Super Region 1, D2football.com Elite 100 and honorable mention All-America by Don Hansen Football Gazette.

The Golden Rams do not appear in Lindy's preseason top 25, but one of this season's scheduled opponents does: Shepherd at #6. Two PSAC West teams appear in the top 25 with California at #17 and and Indiana at #21.

Jackson Taylor (Photo Gina Chapman)

West Chester Athletic Site - Jackson Taylor Named to Preseason All-America Team by Lindy’s Sports

Event News - Future Golden Rams Participate in 2022 Hero Bowl

Three future Golden Rams participated in the Delaware County Hero Bowl at Cardinal O'Hara High School. Team Red/West, which was coached by West Chester University alumnus Tom Ryan, topped Team Blue/East by a score of 16-12.

Future Golden Rams that participated in the game included kicker Zach Liberatore, offensive lineman Nick Bozzetto, and defensive back Damir Williams-Bey.

easternpafootball.com - West outlasts East in Hero Bowl behind Ridley’s Tahir Mills’ late TD

Delco Times - Rain clouds and gloom at Hero Bowl finally give way to ‘normalcy’

Delco Times - Ridley’s John Heller finds his touch late, leads West to victory in Hero Bowl