I may be wrong, but I think SOC might take a slight step back this year. Losing their DC, Kyle Ward, is a big loss. SOC has other great coaches, but he was the best of the best on that staff. He will move up the college coaching ranks and be a DC. He was SOC's version of PN-G's greatest DC, Coach McDaniel. SOC has talent, but the defense may be out of sync due to the loss of Coach Ward. We'll see. I would still put money down that SOC will win Region II, but they may not be the old SOC when it comes down to the final four teams in the semi-finals.