Following their first day of practice wearing helmets and shoulder pads Monmouth University held its annual Media Day. Coming off a 5-6 season (3-3 in the Big South) the Hawks return 45 lettermen including all-conference players Mike Basile (Jr. Safety), Lavon Chaney (Sr. RB), Payton Minnich (Sr. LB) and Alex Thompson (Jr. C).

I had a chance to sit down and talk with Kevin Callahan, who begins his 24th season as the only head coach in Monmouth football history.

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