BROWNWOOD — Where the Brownwood Lions finish in 2025 will be dependent on how well a host of new faces perform under new coach Jeryl Brixey and how quickly he can get that talent to jell under a new system. 

It won’t be easy. The Lions have had multiple players transfer out, so the number of vacancies is larger than initially projected. As of this writing, the Lions are expecting five offensive and three defensive starters back from last year’s 6-5 team. There are also 10-12 juniors from last year’s JV team and perhaps a half dozen sophomores that could add some additional help.