SOU release - ASHLAND – Coming off an 8-3 season, the Southern Oregon University football team will offer a glimpse of the 2025 squad with its annual spring game at 2 p.m. Saturday at Raider Stadium.  Admission is free for all fans. The tailgate area will open at 11:30 a.m. at a cost of $20 per spot to be paid upon entry. The game will feature an offense-versus-defense format, including situational play and an open scrimmage, as well as a field goal challenge.  The Raiders return the Frontier Conference Offensive MVP, running back Gunner Yates (Coquille), along with four All-FC performers on defense.  They fell just short of a spot in the NAIA Championship Series last fall, going 5-3 in Frontier play to finish in fourth place. They were ranked in the postseason Top 25 coaches' poll for the first time in seven years at No. 24.  AFCA-NAIA regional coach of the year Berk Brown, entering his third season, announced a 40-person recruiting class in February.  Note:  Former Marshfield (Coos Bay) quarterback Dom Montiel left Oregon State where he was a “preferred walk-on” through the Transfer Portal” to make the move from Corvallis to Ashland this year.  He has two-years of eligibility left and is vying for a starting spot with the Raiders.