VIDEO: Anticipation High For First Tech Football Season
By Declan Cifford // July 26, 2013
45 DAYS REMAINING TO KICK OFF
ABOVE VIDEO: SpaceCoastDaily.com’s Declan Clifford sat down with coach Engelhart to discuss the rapidly aproaching season with the Panthers. Englehart is only weeks away from leading Florida Tech onto the field for the program’s inaugural game on Sept. 7.
BREVARD COUNTY • MELBOURNE, FLORIDA – As anticipation heightens and awareness spreads for the inaugural Florida Tech Football season, the countdown to game one only gets closer.
September 7 is the big day for head coach Steve Engelhart, his coaching staff, and his young squad of recruits. This will be day one for the panther program that’s taken nearly two years to build from scratch.
From the conception of the idea, Coach Engelhart has left his fingerprint all over the new program.
This is a new chapter for the Panther athletic department, but one that has taken on much importance. The football program as a whole looks to have a very bright future under the tactical mind of Coach Engelhart.
LOCAL RECRUITING GOING WELL FOR THE PANTHERS
With the “untapped breeding ground” of players that Brevard County has to offer, the goal of FIT football is to be a homegrown national championship team.
With the “untapped breeding ground” of players that Brevard County has to offer, the goal of FIT football is to be a homegrown national championship team.
“The level of commitment and support the program has received from not only the institution but the community of Brevard has been remarkable,” said Coach Engelhart.
45 DAYS REMAINING TO KICK OFF
Looking forward, he hopes to be hosting a crowd of 7,000 plus in the 6,000 seat Palm Bay High stadium September 7, when his Panthers take on Stetson.
So, as the countdown dwindles with only 45 days remaining to kick off, we must rally in support as the Florida Tech squad gears up and gets set for the ultimate goal – to implement that which Brevard has been deprived of, College Football on the Space Coast.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Declan Clifford is a third year student at the University of Central Florida in the Digital Media program. He is an enthusiast of all things digital, with a drive for creating a name for himself. Raised in Satellite Beach, Clifford is a frequent beach-goer who loves surfing and is an avid sports fan. He likes to think outside the box and pursue new and interesting ways of education through experience.
