Edgewood's Braat to study, play football at Mount Union
Christian Braat realizes that going from Edgewood High School to the University of Mount Union for school and to play football will be a big change. But he's looking forward to the challenge. "Having a short memory is something my father [Raymond] has always preached to me," the senior said.
"If I have a bad play and mess up, just play the next down and everyone what I'm capable of. " Braat, who goes 6'3", 265 pounds, will join the Division III national and state powerhouse program, starting in the fall. "I've always heard that Mount Union is a great program, and a championship-caliber team year in and year out," he said.
"The campus was beautiful when I visited and I really enjoyed the conversations I had with coach [Geoff] Dartt and coach Kappas, and that is what led me to choose Mount Union. " The Purple Raiders, who play in the Ohio Athletic Conference, have captured 13 national championships, the last one in 2017. "I considered Walsh, Gannon and Lake Erie, but none of those schools ended up offering me, and they wanted me to walk-on, so it was a no-brainer to choose Mount Union.
" Braat was recruited as defensive lineman for the Purple Raiders. "But any opportunity available I'm up for," he said. Braat, who has a 4.
0 GPA, said he plans on studying criminal justice or cybersecurity. "Christian is very deserving of this opportunity, and has earned the right to continue his academic and athletic career at Mount Union," Warriors coach Olajuwon Cooper said. "He fully understands the magnitude of playing for a national championship-caliber team.