GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (Michigan News Source) – As the inaugural year of Calvin University football begins, the school unveiled their new locker room to the players on August 14. A state-of-the-art facility for the NCAA Division III program rivals all programs at their level in Michigan.
“This locker room is from a facilities standpoint as nice as you’ll find. Calvin has provided an incredible place for our players, our student-athletes to call home,” said head coach Trent Figg.
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Calvin announced they were adding football in October 2022 and hired Figg in January 2023. Coming to Michigan from the University of Oregon, Figg was tasked in starting a program from scratch. In just a year and half, Calvin has 112 players ready for their first season.
Figg says, “We have 112 players that all reported to campus and I don’t know if I’ve ever been more excited for a fall camp.”
The season starts on September 7 as the Knights host Oberlin College at 1:00 p.m.
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