TC’s Armatas accepts Stetson offer

Posted Jan 30, 2012 by Bill Ward

Updated Jan 30, 2012 at 11:13 PM

Over the weekend, Tampa Catholic wide receiver Calvin Armatas received an offer to play for Stetson University, which is re-starting its football program in 2013 after a 57-year hiatus. Monday afternoon, the senior standout accepted the Hatters’ pitch, TC coach Bob Henriquez announced.

The Stetson football program will be competing in the Pioneer Football League, where most of the schools are private. The league, however, will be played at the NCAA Division I level in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA) as a non-scholarship program.

The Pioneer Football League consists of teams in the East, Midwest, and California of the United States. Member schools range from New York, North Carolina, and Florida in the east to California in the west. The league includes Butler, Campbell, Davidson, Dayton, Jacksonville, Drake, Marist, Morehead State, the University of San Diego and Valparaiso University. Stetson and Mercer join in 2013. All incoming players at Stetson and Mercer will earn redshirt status this fall.

The 5-foot-10, 185-pound Armatas had 11 receptions last season for 174 yards. He also had offers from Benedictine College in Atchison, Kan., and Trinity International University in Deerfield, Ill.