On the latest episode of Ferris Sports Update, host Rob Bentley interviews Senior Defensive End, Olalere Oladipo on the season so far, and his future in football going forward. Athletic Director, Steve Brockelbank discusses upcoming events for the athletic department, and Greg Henson, head coach reflects on the rough patch the women’s soccer team has been going through these past few weeks.
Football
On this week’s episode of Ferris Sports Update, host Rob Bentley talks with senior defensive end, Olalere Oladipo about the current state of the season.
After being on the road for the previous two weekends, Oladipo talks about how helpful it was to have a bye week this week. He mentions how after away games, it can be difficult for the guys to find time to celebrate their win, and bye week gives them the time to do just that, while also mentally preparing for the games ahead.
Oladipo has been with Ferris Sports since early 2020 and recalls what it was like to play on the team in the past and win two national championships. He mentions that comradery that is still shared between him and his past teammates, and how it is a brotherhood that will last for life.
Having been awarded by the Academic All-American program in 2022, Oladipo also talks about how much that award meant to him and his family. He mentions his family’s high importance of education, and how football can be taken away from you, but no one can ever take away your degree. Finding a good balance between education and athletics is essential.
The team’s next game will be Ferris State’s homecoming game on September 30th and will be held here at Ferris against Northern Michigan University.
Athletics
Ferris State Athletic Director Steve Brocklebank joins the show this week to discuss the Building Champion Raffle, an upcoming event to support the student-athlete nutrition center. The goal of the raffle is to provide supplement nutrition for all Ferris athletes. The raffle is progressive, meaning the more tickets sold the larger the prizes. The drawing will take place on February 10, 2023, and tickets are $100. Host Bentley and Steve also discuss the upcoming hockey season, new video boards, enhanced concessions, and the Bulldogs hockey team’s return to the Great Lakes Invitational.
Soccer
Host Rob Bentley, talks to Ferris State head soccer coach Greg Henson about how the teams disappointing but competitive losses this weekend against Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech.
Both games had the same final score of 1-2 with Ferris losing both by only one goal. Henson talks about the team’s current strengths and what they need to work on going forward.
Henson noted that the main thing hurting the team, is thier defenses against set pieces. He also notes that while our team is scoring goals on the plays that execute, a lack of consistency has hurt the team.
Henson states, “We’re a good team. We got good players. Once we figure out how to get it all put together, we’re going to be in good shape and we’ll be a dangerous team at the end of November.”
He also notes that while Northern Michigan and Michigan Tech played well, the team’s focus will be internal. Henson says that the team’s fight is there and that they have a great no-quit attitude amongst them. They just need to focus on bringing it all together going forward.
The next game will be on the road this weekend and will be against Perdue Northwest and Parkside.