If true this is excellent news
Agreed. However, the only reference I can find on this is the Cincinnati Newswire article with Xavier's president, Dr. Colleen Hanycz. "In the foreseeable future, Xavier looks to add a football team under the Pioneer Football League." Has there been any movement on this or just referencing the article from the spring? (Wasn't able to find anything across socials, forums, etc)
Agreed. However, the only reference I can find on this is the Cincinnati Newswire article with Xavier's president, Dr. Colleen Hanycz. "In the foreseeable future, Xavier looks to add a football team under the Pioneer Football League." Has there been any movement on this or just referencing the article from the spring? (Wasn't able to find anything across socials, forums, etc)
That was all I saw as well.
Was mentioned on the PFL forum last week but the Xavier AD referred to adding football as a "definite maybe" and generally seemed optimistic. PFL post below:
"In a recent video concerning Xavier athletics, AD Greg Christopher was asked about football returning to Xavier. At the 48 minute mark, he discusses that Xavier has in its master plan a location that is a possible location for a stadium. It would be a $30 million, 5000 seat stadium that would be located in the west end of a parking lot that was formerly home of a shopping center. Just east of the school’s Cintas Center basketball arena.
Christopher’s use of the term “a definite maybe” is the same regarding the possibility of football at Xavier. However, the discussion seems to have more wheels even if the price tag seems daunting. I have read that Moeller High School may partner in this effort as the powerhouse Crusader football program has never had a home of its own.
Just a FWIW in this saga.
I live near Xavier and I've hardly heard anything about this. I'm sure football isn't out of the question, but I doubt they would partner with Moeller to build a stadium. Xavier University and St. Xavier High School have close ties, so I find it hard to believe either them or Moeller would want to partner with the other.
Moeller also bought a plot of land a few minutes from their school a couple years ago and built a baseball stadium there. I believe their long-term plan is to build a football stadium there too.
Wouldn't be the first time a PFL team has played out of a high school.
Back when Evansville had a team they played at the Reitz Bowl.
@rezynezy Dayton technically still plays out of a high school. Welcome Stadium is owned by DPS although it is in the parking lot of UD Arena.
And I wouldn't be surprised if X played at a high school. I just don't think they'd partner with Moeller.
My reference was from the college realignment site CSNBBS. It probably should have said X President mentions football! Selfishly it would be good us.
Why does Lindenwood play football in the OVC, seems like The PFL would make more sense.
They were scholarship D2 prior, so had a mix of athletic scholarship money already in the mix so the jump to the OVC wasn't too crazy. The OVC likely wanted / needed them for football so part of the agreement to bring them to D1 was for football to stay with the OVC.