The result of the Western Kentucky game was not what we
wanted but The Tub was alive with a sell out crowd and the team
showed that they belong in the upper tier of C-USA!
Coach Terence Archer, Assistant Head Coach, Offensive
Coordinator, Wide Receivers, told us the game would be a
challenging contest as he spoke about his role as OC. Although
Coach Carty calls the plays, Coach Archer is involved in game
planning prior to the game and consults with Carty between series
during the game.
As for his wide-receivers room, he spoke about recruiting players,
both from high school and through the portal, that will fit their
offense. Asked about changes in college football, he said that the
staff has embraced the changes and will continue to adapt to
change in the future.
Our second speaker, Bryce Leslie, is publicly known as one of the
hosts of the Feathers and Field Goals Podcast but to his family is
known as, well, just Bryce. With his family in attendance Bryce
told us about how he became interested in sports and sports data
as a youth and at UD. The podcast and subsequent website:
grew from this early cultivation of
sports in his life. Bryce bleeds Blue and Gold like many of us.
Tune into the podcasts on many platforms including YouTube and
Spotify or access their website online (link above).
A 2024 graduate of the University with a degree in Computer
Engineering, he is currently an electrical engineering working for
Northrup Grumman in Baltimore.
His wife, Jax (Jacqueline), also a 2024 grad of UD and
Middletown, DE native was just named the “Outstanding Educator
– Beginning Teacher” for 2025 by the Maryland Council of
Teachers of Mathematics! She is a middle school math teacher in
Howard County, Maryland.
A very STEM and sports-oriented team!
Credits: Story and Photos, Mark Werrell