Trio of Gaylord football players sign to opposite sides of the NU vs. SVSU rivalry

GAYLORD ― The rise of Gaylord football in the past few years has been pretty well reported.

The Blue Devils went from a one-win team just four short years ago to climbing to heights rarely seen from the 45th parallel city, at least as far as football is concerned; an undefeated regular season, the first conference championship in nearly 20 years and some of the biggest wins in program history, all culminating in a win over their rivals from Petoskey in the MHSAA district championship.

A transformation like that has bonded many of these football players together, but with the final snaps taken and their high school careers all but completed, the Gaylord senior class of 2024 has had to go about finding the next steps of their academic and athletic careers, whether together or separately.

Caleb Aungst, Ty Bensigner and Conner Calano have been playing football together for a long time. For the next four years, they’ll be linked again, just on separate sides of one of Michigan’s biggest college football rivalries.

Ty Bensinger (top left) and Conner Calano (top right) signed with Northwood while Caleb Aungst (bottom) signed with Saginaw Valley State on Wednesday, Feb. 7.

Bensinger and Calano inked their National Letter of Intents to Northwood University on Wednesday, Feb. 7 while Aungst signed with Saginaw State University, pitting the Gaylord quarterback on the opposite side of one of the Great Lakes Athletic Conference’s biggest rivalries as his longtime running back and offensive lineman.

“It’s awesome, I’ve been able to play with (Caleb) since I started playing football in seventh grade,” said Calano. “It’s going to be tough to play against him, but I’m excited.”

“They might think that Axe is going blue, but I’m telling you it’s not,” said Aungst.

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Author : Petoskey News Review

Publish date : 2024-02-09 09:03:03

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