DE LEON — With four-year starting quarterback Kevin Yeager graduating, and his father — former head coach David Yeager — resigning his position to follow his son’s collegiate career at the University of Incarnate Word, it would be easy to assume that the De Leon Bearcats are due a significant dip in performance.

After all, Kevin Yeager had one of the most productive careers in Texas high school football history, and the Bearcats won a combined 32 games in his last three seasons behind center.

But those expecting to see De Leon fall off the map this fall are likely to be proven wrong. While the Bearcats will look different — an outcome guaranteed by a switch from the spread to the Wing-T — new head coach Andrew Dickson is confident he has the talent and experience at his disposal to keep the ball rolling at De Leon.