The Fort Hays State football team has 16 seniors on the roster, one of the biggest classes since Chris Brown took over as head coach prior to the 2011 season. The most veteran player of that group is offensive lineman Matt Erbert. The Ellis native missed the entire 2013 season after suffering a knee injury and had to sit out of practices this spring due to the NCAA semester rule. Now in his sixth year, Erbert and the rest of the senior class is ready to prove last year’s seven-win season was no fluke.

Erbert leads an offensive line that returns all five starters from last season.