February 4, 2025
Lake Minneola High Senior Football Player Dylan Stepps Commits to Allegheny College
By Kyle Coppola
Lake Minneola High Senior Football Player Dylan Stepps Commits to Allegheny College
MINNEOLA, FL. — Lake Minneola High School senior offensive lineman Dylan Stepps has committed to Allegheny College, continuing his football career at the NCAA Division III level. Stepps, a 6-foot, 280-pound force in the trenches, was a key leader for the Hawks’ offensive line and played a crucial role in the team’s dominant ground attack the past few seasons. Stepps played center and guard mostly for Lake Minneola. This kid has a ton of lower body strength which helped him blow through defenders and open up gaps for his running backs to go to work.
Stepps earned FHSAA District 6A Honorable Mention honors for his performance last season, using his strength and low center of gravity to anchor the line. He is a powerful player and he showed that on multiple occasions over the 2024 season. If his power wasn’t enough his red hair certainly turns heads. Coach Chad Mavety nick named him the Red Rifle.
(Dylan Stepps right stands next to NFL veteran Emerson Martin at a recent football camp. Photo Credit – X/Twitter)
“Thank you God and everyone who helped me through this journey,” Stepps said. “I’ll be committing to Allegheny College to continue my academic and athletic career.”
Allegheny College, located in Meadville, Pennsylvania, has a storied football history, including winning the 1990 NCAA Division III National Championship and claiming 13 conference titles. The Gators compete in the President’s Athletic Conference and the North Coast Athletic Conference, providing Stepps with the opportunity to contribute to a respected program.
(Dylan Stepps will no doubt have an impact at the NCAA Division III level. He will be a great pick up for Allegheny College. Photo Credit – X/Twitter.)
Stepps will look to bring his physicality and leadership to Allegheny as he transitions to the college level. Congratulations to Dylan, his family, friends, coaches and everyone who has helped him get to this point in his life.
Main Photo Credit – CFVISUALS
Kyle Coppola was born in Newton, Massachusetts and received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Communications from Curry College in 2016. After traveling to Florida on a family vacation, he decided he could not get enough of the warm weather and made the move from snowy Massachusetts to central Florida 8 years ago.
For the last decade Kyle has gained valuable experience in social media content creation, marketing and sales, writing, video production, sports announcing and even broadcasting for local radio stations, such as FM 102.9 in The Villages and FM 91.5 in Massachusetts. Every year he volunteers at The Villages Charter High School as a play-by-play sports announcer for the football games as well as a public address announcer for the basketball games, including the annual Battle at The Villages Tournament.
Outside the office Kyle is a husband and father to two beautiful girls along with their cat. In his spare time he likes to spend time with his family, travel, play golf and swim. He is also a huge sports junkie and even bigger motorsports fan and loves to attend racing events when he can.
