September 2, 2025 • 10 mins
Coach Mora & Mike on our two guests Mel Brown & Devin Pringle
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Coming up a little bit later on the Yukon Football
Coaches Show, will be talking to Mel Brown, the running
back and the defensive back, Devon Pringle number two, and
we're with Jim Mora.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
I'm Mike Crispino.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
I want to talk about Devon Pringle for a second
coach because interesting guy. He came from Grand Valley State. Now,
a lot of folks at Yukon football fans are starting
to get the idea that you've got to go out
and you got to recruit, You've got to get transfers,
you got to improve the squad every year to keep
improving Yukon football. And Devon Pringle, to me is an
(00:31):
interesting guy. Four years at Grand Grand Valley State, which
is on the Lake Michigan up there in the state,
and it's a small school, but they got a pretty
good history with football.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
It's a Division two thing.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
And I'm just curious, when you go looking for people
or when they reach out to you, how do you
approach analyzing what a guy can do for you, how
we can help the Yukon Husky football team.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Well, we have a certain profile.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
We're looking for physical and mental, emotional character wise, so
you know, we kind of put them through our filter
and if they're a fit, then we recruit them hard.
Devin was a fit. You know, he's an experienced guy.
He's got the size that fits within the range that
we're looking for. He can run, he's a great kid,
(01:21):
he's a hard worker. He came very well recommended, you know,
as you mentioned Mike, he comes from what we think
is a really good program. He's doing well coached. When
you watch the film of him, you saw good technique work.
You saw a guy that finished that played with confidence.
And it's like that with all these transfers. Is you
watch film of them, you get their measurables, which is
their highweight, speed, arm length, you know, any number that
(01:43):
you can find, if you can find track numbers on them,
you know whether it be shot put, whether it be
you know, one hundred meters, two hundred meters, whatever it is.
So you can you can see who they are as
a performer, as an athlete, and then you have to
do your research off the field and find out what
type of person they are. Are they going to fit
into our culture? Are they going to add to what
(02:04):
we're trying to be Are they going to take away
from what we're trying to be are they going to
bring positive energy or negative energy? And if we're not,
gonna take guys that are gonna bring negative energy. And Devin,
you know, he checked every single box and he has
not disappointed one single day. He's exactly who we thought
he was and more and we're very fortunate to have
(02:26):
him on our team.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
And I thought along those same lines, you had to
replace the defensive line this year. You have been Smiley
Where's number one? The Redshirance senior? You got Vincent Carol
Jackson in the middle of the defensive tackle, Stefan Wright
grad student, where's number ninety two? I thought all those
guys as the game progressed, seem to get better and better.
(02:49):
Maybe I'm wrong on that, but you're right.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
You know, it's a whole new group, and you know
they're replacing some longtime Huskies, you know Jelawni and Dow
and price Yates and Langston Hardy and and you know
we could go back even one year with Eric Watts.
I mean, those guys had made a name for themselves
around here, and we're really good players and big parts
(03:11):
of building this program. And so it was not just
replacing the football player, but replacing the demand in the
locker room, in the weight room and in the meal room,
and just the personality they brought. And you know, certain
it takes some time to integrate into a new system,
into a new program, and those guys have done a
really nice job of it. And it feels like they're
(03:33):
home now. You know, it doesn't feel like they're brand new.
It feels like they've been here and been with us,
and they understand what we're about and they've added value
to our program. And you know, that's the scary part
of the portal is you don't always know a guy
as well as you'd like to know them when you
bring them onto your team. And fortunately for us at
this point, you know, we brought in some good, good young.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Men and the linebackers is speaking of that as well.
Taekwonn King, whereas number ten came from Temple Brian Parnham.
They were in on a lot of plays. I know
I was calling their names quite a bit, Donovan Branch,
these guys. As the game can't seemed to progress, We're
in on more plays. They were at the point of,
(04:17):
you know, attack more and more, it seemed, so I
thought that was progress.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
How did you vote that? Just like you you know,
it was new guys.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
I mean, if you think about the guys that played,
Umar is the only one that had played any snaps
for us at the linebacker position. He and Amir Renwick,
and those were very very limited plays. And so you
mentioned Taekwon, you mentioned Brian who both came in and
did a really nice job. You know, Sioni, who wasn't
with us last year, came in and played.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
So we had I think we played.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
One to five or six linebackers because we don't really
consider Donovan a linebacker. He's kind of you know, he's
kind of that linebacker d lineman mixed with like a
true linebacker. None of those guys had played significant snaps
for us, but as the game went on, you saw
them learn and grow and get better. And that just
has to continue. They got to practice with a purpose
(05:11):
every single day and then they've got to make huge
strides on Saturdays against our opponents.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
A quick thought on the secondary too, you probably well
you know who played how many players? I don't know exactly,
but it seemed to me you left the secondary kind
of alone. You didn't substitute as much in the secondary
in the second half, it was there a purpose to that.
Did you want to see more of your cornerback play
or something of that nature.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
We well, you know, we had to make the sub
early when Malachi went down, and so Moy came in
and did a good job.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
We wanted to let our corners play.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
We made a switch at corner and got Devin out
of there and gave Cam a little bit more work.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
We wanted to get.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Osiris in who's a freshman, and get him some work
at corner.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
So yeah, we were pretty eddy there. It's safety.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
In the second half, we got number fourteen, Tyrese Mills
in there and he did a really nice job for us.
So I feel like, you know, we were pretty consistent
back there, but we got the guys in that needed
to get some work because we know they're going to
be playing for us.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Yeah, Ken Cam Chadwick, obviously number thirteen is an outstanding cornerback.
Devin Pringle, we just talked about where's number two at
the corner and Melachi went down in a heap there
during the game. I don't know what was the extent
of what happened with him. Was he unable to return
because of injury. What was happening there?
Speaker 4 (06:37):
Yeah, he took a shot. It was not a head injury.
It was you know, it was an internal thing and
our medical staff is outstanding, from our athletic trainers to
our doctors. He was taken actually he was taken to
the hospital where he was checked out and released later
that night. I was back with the team on Sunday.
He's in great spirits. He won't be able to play
(06:59):
this week, but hear you back next week.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So scary moment. Yeah, it was scary for me.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
I know it was scary for his teammates and everyone
affiliated with this program.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
But like I said, our medical staff is top, top,
top of the line, and they took great care of
him immediately.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
It's Malachai McClain junior. He wears number seven all right
back with Jim Moore. We got a couple more minutes
with him. Then we'll be talking to Melo Brown and
Devin Pringles. We continue on the Yukon Football Coaches Show.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Welcome to the Chevy Lightning Round. Guests the clues to
win first Team.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
You're up, Powerful, Commanding, unstappable, Silver, Auto, Adventurous, fun tekey
Trail Blazer, Stylish, Nimble trucks, innovative electric Bloaser, Evy Lightning
Round Champions.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
You've guessed all the right Chevy clues. Wherever the year
takes you, explore it together in the Chevy.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Of your choice.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Visit your Connecticut Chevy Deethers Fans have fun at the game.
Speaker 6 (08:02):
Cheer on your Huskies, and please drink responsibly.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Designate a sober driver.
Speaker 6 (08:08):
We want Yukon Nation highways safe for all drivers. Remember
friends don't let friends drive drunk, so everyone can get
home safely. Thanks for coming to the game and go Huskies.
This message has been brought to you by the Connecticut
Department of Transportations Highway Safety Office.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Connecticut is Husky Nation. This is the Yukon Sports Network
from Learfield.
Speaker 7 (08:40):
I'm Chris jack McK I serve in the United States
Air Force and I deployed three times. Being a veteran,
it's interwoven into your DNA is really the absence of
the connection and the purpose that can really drive a
lot of veterans to some negative thoughts. For those who
are in a suicidal crisis, the window of time to
save somebody's life is very short. Our duty is to
protect ourselves and protect our families. And one way you
(09:02):
can do that is store your weapons safely. Store all
your guns securely. Help stop suicide.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Brought to you by En Family Fire and the AD Council.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
This message is for Karina, our mom will finished her
high school diploma at age twenty eight.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
Hi. Mom, it's Emadith and Nicholas. Congratulations on giving your diploma.
You work so hard enough, taught us so much.
Speaker 6 (09:23):
We love you.
Speaker 8 (09:25):
When you graduate, they graduate. Finish your high school diploma
for you and for them. Visit finish your Diploma dot
org to find free and supportive adult education centers near you.
Brought to you by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and
the AD Council.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
The Yukon Football Coaches Show continues on the Yukon Sports Network,
presented by Brown, Kane, Darris and Scott. Again, here's Mike Crispino.
Coming up a little bit later on the Yukon Football
Coaches Show, will be talking to Mel Brown, the running
back and the defensive back, Devon Pringle number two, and
we're with Jim Mora.
Speaker 2 (00:09):
I'm Mike Crispino.
Speaker 1 (00:10):
I want to talk about Devon Pringle for a second
coach because interesting guy. He came from Grand Valley State. Now,
a lot of folks at Yukon football fans are starting
to get the idea that you've got to go out
and you got to recruit, You've got to get transfers,
you got to improve the squad every year to keep
improving Yukon football. And Devon Pringle, to me is an
(00:31):
interesting guy. Four years at Grand Grand Valley State, which
is on the Lake Michigan up there in the state,
and it's a small school, but they got a pretty
good history with football.
Speaker 3 (00:44):
It's a Division two thing.
Speaker 1 (00:45):
And I'm just curious, when you go looking for people
or when they reach out to you, how do you
approach analyzing what a guy can do for you, how
we can help the Yukon Husky football team.
Speaker 2 (00:58):
Well, we have a certain profile.
Speaker 4 (01:00):
We're looking for physical and mental, emotional character wise, so
you know, we kind of put them through our filter
and if they're a fit, then we recruit them hard.
Devin was a fit. You know, he's an experienced guy.
He's got the size that fits within the range that
we're looking for. He can run, he's a great kid,
(01:21):
he's a hard worker. He came very well recommended, you know,
as you mentioned Mike, he comes from what we think
is a really good program. He's doing well coached. When
you watch the film of him, you saw good technique work.
You saw a guy that finished that played with confidence.
And it's like that with all these transfers. Is you
watch film of them, you get their measurables, which is
their highweight, speed, arm length, you know, any number that
(01:43):
you can find, if you can find track numbers on them,
you know whether it be shot put, whether it be
you know, one hundred meters, two hundred meters, whatever it is.
So you can you can see who they are as
a performer, as an athlete, and then you have to
do your research off the field and find out what
type of person they are. Are they going to fit
into our culture? Are they going to add to what
(02:04):
we're trying to be Are they going to take away
from what we're trying to be are they going to
bring positive energy or negative energy? And if we're not,
gonna take guys that are gonna bring negative energy. And Devin,
you know, he checked every single box and he has
not disappointed one single day. He's exactly who we thought
he was and more and we're very fortunate to have
(02:26):
him on our team.
Speaker 1 (02:27):
And I thought along those same lines, you had to
replace the defensive line this year. You have been Smiley
Where's number one? The Redshirance senior? You got Vincent Carol
Jackson in the middle of the defensive tackle, Stefan Wright
grad student, where's number ninety two? I thought all those
guys as the game progressed, seem to get better and better.
(02:49):
Maybe I'm wrong on that, but you're right.
Speaker 4 (02:51):
You know, it's a whole new group, and you know
they're replacing some longtime Huskies, you know Jelawni and Dow
and price Yates and Langston Hardy and and you know
we could go back even one year with Eric Watts.
I mean, those guys had made a name for themselves
around here, and we're really good players and big parts
(03:11):
of building this program. And so it was not just
replacing the football player, but replacing the demand in the
locker room, in the weight room and in the meal room,
and just the personality they brought. And you know, certain
it takes some time to integrate into a new system,
into a new program, and those guys have done a
really nice job of it. And it feels like they're
(03:33):
home now. You know, it doesn't feel like they're brand new.
It feels like they've been here and been with us,
and they understand what we're about and they've added value
to our program. And you know, that's the scary part
of the portal is you don't always know a guy
as well as you'd like to know them when you
bring them onto your team. And fortunately for us at
this point, you know, we brought in some good, good young.
Speaker 1 (03:55):
Men and the linebackers is speaking of that as well.
Taekwonn King, whereas number ten came from Temple Brian Parnham.
They were in on a lot of plays. I know
I was calling their names quite a bit, Donovan Branch,
these guys. As the game can't seemed to progress, We're
in on more plays. They were at the point of,
(04:17):
you know, attack more and more, it seemed, so I
thought that was progress.
Speaker 2 (04:22):
How did you vote that? Just like you you know,
it was new guys.
Speaker 4 (04:27):
I mean, if you think about the guys that played,
Umar is the only one that had played any snaps
for us at the linebacker position. He and Amir Renwick,
and those were very very limited plays. And so you
mentioned Taekwon, you mentioned Brian who both came in and
did a really nice job. You know, Sioni, who wasn't
with us last year, came in and played.
Speaker 2 (04:47):
So we had I think we played.
Speaker 4 (04:49):
One to five or six linebackers because we don't really
consider Donovan a linebacker. He's kind of you know, he's
kind of that linebacker d lineman mixed with like a
true linebacker. None of those guys had played significant snaps
for us, but as the game went on, you saw
them learn and grow and get better. And that just
has to continue. They got to practice with a purpose
(05:11):
every single day and then they've got to make huge
strides on Saturdays against our opponents.
Speaker 2 (05:16):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (05:17):
A quick thought on the secondary too, you probably well
you know who played how many players? I don't know exactly,
but it seemed to me you left the secondary kind
of alone. You didn't substitute as much in the secondary
in the second half, it was there a purpose to that.
Did you want to see more of your cornerback play
or something of that nature.
Speaker 4 (05:38):
We well, you know, we had to make the sub
early when Malachi went down, and so Moy came in
and did a good job.
Speaker 2 (05:46):
We wanted to let our corners play.
Speaker 4 (05:48):
We made a switch at corner and got Devin out
of there and gave Cam a little bit more work.
Speaker 2 (05:53):
We wanted to get.
Speaker 4 (05:54):
Osiris in who's a freshman, and get him some work
at corner.
Speaker 2 (05:58):
So yeah, we were pretty eddy there. It's safety.
Speaker 4 (06:01):
In the second half, we got number fourteen, Tyrese Mills
in there and he did a really nice job for us.
So I feel like, you know, we were pretty consistent
back there, but we got the guys in that needed
to get some work because we know they're going to
be playing for us.
Speaker 1 (06:17):
Yeah, Ken Cam Chadwick, obviously number thirteen is an outstanding cornerback.
Devin Pringle, we just talked about where's number two at
the corner and Melachi went down in a heap there
during the game. I don't know what was the extent
of what happened with him. Was he unable to return
because of injury. What was happening there?
Speaker 4 (06:37):
Yeah, he took a shot. It was not a head injury.
It was you know, it was an internal thing and
our medical staff is outstanding, from our athletic trainers to
our doctors. He was taken actually he was taken to
the hospital where he was checked out and released later
that night. I was back with the team on Sunday.
He's in great spirits. He won't be able to play
(06:59):
this week, but hear you back next week.
Speaker 2 (07:01):
So scary moment. Yeah, it was scary for me.
Speaker 4 (07:06):
I know it was scary for his teammates and everyone
affiliated with this program.
Speaker 2 (07:10):
But like I said, our medical staff is top, top,
top of the line, and they took great care of
him immediately.
Speaker 1 (07:16):
It's Malachai McClain junior. He wears number seven all right
back with Jim Moore. We got a couple more minutes
with him. Then we'll be talking to Melo Brown and
Devin Pringles. We continue on the Yukon Football Coaches Show.
Speaker 3 (07:28):
Welcome to the Chevy Lightning Round. Guests the clues to
win first Team.
Speaker 5 (07:32):
You're up, Powerful, Commanding, unstappable, Silver, Auto, Adventurous, fun tekey
Trail Blazer, Stylish, Nimble trucks, innovative electric Bloaser, Evy Lightning
Round Champions.
Speaker 3 (07:49):
You've guessed all the right Chevy clues. Wherever the year
takes you, explore it together in the Chevy.
Speaker 2 (07:54):
Of your choice.
Speaker 3 (07:55):
Visit your Connecticut Chevy Deethers Fans have fun at the game.
Speaker 6 (08:02):
Cheer on your Huskies, and please drink responsibly.
Speaker 3 (08:06):
Designate a sober driver.
Speaker 6 (08:08):
We want Yukon Nation highways safe for all drivers. Remember
friends don't let friends drive drunk, so everyone can get
home safely. Thanks for coming to the game and go Huskies.
This message has been brought to you by the Connecticut
Department of Transportations Highway Safety Office.
Speaker 3 (08:29):
Connecticut is Husky Nation. This is the Yukon Sports Network
from Learfield.
Speaker 7 (08:40):
I'm Chris jack McK I serve in the United States
Air Force and I deployed three times. Being a veteran,
it's interwoven into your DNA is really the absence of
the connection and the purpose that can really drive a
lot of veterans to some negative thoughts. For those who
are in a suicidal crisis, the window of time to
save somebody's life is very short. Our duty is to
protect ourselves and protect our families. And one way you
(09:02):
can do that is store your weapons safely. Store all
your guns securely. Help stop suicide.
Speaker 3 (09:07):
Brought to you by En Family Fire and the AD Council.
Speaker 2 (09:10):
This message is for Karina, our mom will finished her
high school diploma at age twenty eight.
Speaker 3 (09:16):
Hi. Mom, it's Emadith and Nicholas. Congratulations on giving your diploma.
You work so hard enough, taught us so much.
Speaker 6 (09:23):
We love you.
Speaker 8 (09:25):
When you graduate, they graduate. Finish your high school diploma
for you and for them. Visit finish your Diploma dot
org to find free and supportive adult education centers near you.
Brought to you by the Dollar General Literacy Foundation and
the AD Council.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
The Yukon Football Coaches Show continues on the Yukon Sports Network,
presented by Brown, Kane, Darris and Scott. Again, here's Mike Crispino.
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