Jayce Frymire bring physicality, toughness at corner back for Fremont Ross football team

Tough people win.

Fremont Ross football players want to live by the credo. It’s one thing for coaches to sell it, it’s another for players to buy in.

Little Giants coaches know senior cornerback Jayce Frymire is tough. He was first team in the Northern Lakes League Cardinal Division last season and although coverage of course is his strength, he's not reluctant to deliver hits on running backs.

“We’ve shown we can be tough,” Frymire said of the preseason. “We’ll show we’re tough and surprise people with our record at the end of the year.”

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Frymire enters his third season as a starter at cornerback. He had 30 tackles, one interception and broke up five passes last year.

“I’m better at being a better teammate,” he said. “I’m better at communicating, knowing where to be at, watching film, technique."

Frymire burst onto the scene when he broke up a pass and collected a tackle to force a turnover on downs in a win over Toledo St. Francis as a sophomore.

“It let people know I’m a good corner,” he said. “I can come up and make plays (near the line of scrimmage). Get my nose dirty. Being able to guard people and make tackles.”

Ross coach Chad Long was a defensive back for Urban Meyer at Bowling Green. Frymire enjoys working with the Ross staff.

“They tell you what to do,” Frymire said. “They make it easier. Stay on your assignment, understand where you’re tracking and stay on it. Be one of 11 on the field.”

He was on kickoff and punt special teams, and occasionally played corner as a freshman. He played two seasons on varsity with graduate Elijah Simms, his uncle.

Like Simms, another former player in Kalijah Alejandro took Frymire under his wing.

“My first game ever at corner, he came up and told me to stay calm and focus,” he said. “He taught me technique.”

Frymire adds receiver to his responsibilities this season. He previously had no interest in the role, but wanted to find out if he could help.

“Freshman through junior year I refused,” he said. “I wanted to focus on defense. I like offense now. I might score a touchdown; that’s even better. My teammates help me out every day with the plays, what to do, when to release.”

Seniors Kaden Mayle and Zavier Lopez and junior Kole Myers will try to give senior quarterback Karson Kayden time to throw and senior running back Zalen Harris room to run. Senior Jadrian Brown is a receiver.

Juniors Tallon Brown and Quez Williams, and seniors Peyton Heschel and Mayle comprise the defensive line. Kayden is a linebacker.

Ross won four games last season, its first in the NLL, and advanced to the postseason.

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