Nearly 160 St. John Fisher College student-athletes reported to the College on Saturday afternoon, marking the start of the 2012 football season for the nationally-ranked Cardinals.

Fisher will begin practicing on Sunday in preparation for the 2012 season-opener at 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 1st when the Cardinals host Thomas More College, in a matchup between two top 20 teams.

Fisher enters this season ranked No. 11 in the d3football.com national poll and optimism is high this fall.  The Cardinals returned several key players from last year's postseason run.   Fisher finished the 2011 season with a 10-3 overall record, winning its first two NCAA Division III Championship games, before bowing out in the national quarterfinals.

The Cardinals returns four of their five starters on the offensive line from last year, as well as quarterback Ryan Kramer, who threw for 13 touchdowns, while running for 12 more.  Junior tailback Cody Miller, who averaged 111.4 rushing yards in the Fisher's final final five games, is also back.

On the defensive side, seniors Troy Sant, Travis Tones, Adam Burdick, Wade Kline and Zach Dolan are back after combining for 262 tackles, 17 interceptions and three touchdowns in 2011.

Defensive linemen Mike Benderski, Mike Bellucco and Mason Judd also return.  The trio combined to start in 38 of a possible 39 games and helped to clog up the middle.

"I think everyone in our program is excited about the upcoming year and is glad to be back," says head coach Paul Vosburgh, the reigning East Region Coach of the Year.  "We've been looking forward to this date for quite some time and I'm excited to see how well our guys have prepared themselves for the upcoming season."

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