SCHENECTADY, N.Y. – When Union College's football camp opens on Sunday, August 21, there will be many new faces in the program for Head Coach John Audino.
Local players include Trevor Flike, a linebacker from LaSalle HS and Stillwater, NY. QB Vince Gillick, who also plays tight end, is a native of Schenectady who played at Mohonasen. DB Kevin Fallon of Bishop McGinn is from Voorheesville, and WR Sean Wade played at Scotia.
Audino and his staff also have players coming in from throughout the State of New York, as well as Connecticut, Florida, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
Connecticut newcomers include offensive lineman Anthony Morello (6-2, 260) from Greenwich High. LB Josh McKelligan, who is from Massachusetts, played in Connecticut for the Salisbury School, while TE Chris Boland stands 6-4 and played for Plainville HS.
Linebacker Kyle Colomba, a native of Ft. Lauderdale, FL, played for St. Thomas Aquinas. All-State performer Charles Kaliades was the quarterback at Ridgewood High in New Jersey, and another New Jersey recruit is LB Chet Parlavecchio, who played for Florham Park High.
WR Jeff Adams is a transfer from Westfield, MA, and QB Brett Huntley played for Bishop Guertin HS in Nashua, NH.
Linebacker Peter Homnick comes from Shickshinny, PA and Northwest Area High while RB Ryan Kraynak is a Plymouth, PA native who played for Wyoming Valley West High.
Here are some of the newcomers who are scheduled to report to the 2005 Union football pre-season camp:
| Name | Pos. | Ht. | Wt. | Hometown/High School |
| Jeff Adams | WR | 6-4 | 200 | Northampton, MA/Holyoke |
| Michael Barles | LB | 6-0 | 200 | Farmington, CT/Farmington |
| Anton Becker | OL | 6-0 | 270 | Franklin Lakes, NJ/Indian House |
| Christopher Boland | TE | 6-4 | 210 | Plainville, CT/Plainville |
| Richard Caister | OL | 5-10 | 235 | Clinton, NY/Clinton |
| Alan Coholan | RB | 5-10 | 170 | Syracuse, NY/Westhill |
| Kyle Colomba | CB | 5-10 | 215 | Fort Lauderdale, FL/St. Thomas Aquinas |
| Jason Curtis | DB | 5-10 | 175 | Sunderland, MA/Frontier |
| Kevin Fallon | S | 5-9 | 175 | Voorheesville, NY/Bishop McGinn |
| Trevor Flike | CB | 5-10 | 210 | Stillwater, NY/LaSalle |
| Vincent Gillick | DE | 6-3 | 195 | Schenectady, NY/Mohonasen |
| Peter Homnick | DE | 6-0 | 210 | Shickshinny, PA/Northwest Area |
| Bradley Horth | OL | 6-2 | 235 | Dalton, MA/Blair Academy |
| Brett Huntley | QB | 6-0 | 190 | Tyngsboro, MA/Bishop Guertin |
| Patrick Irwin | WR | 5-9 | 175 | Poughkeepsie, NY/Avon Old Farms |
| Robert Jacque | DL | 6-0 | 260 | Hadley, MA/Deerfield Academy |
| Shawn Johnston | QB | 6-1 | 190 | Trenton, NJ/Peddie School |
| Charles Kaliades | QB | 6-2 | 200 | Ridgewood, NJ/Ridgewood |
| Ryan Kraynak | RB | 6-0 | 205 | Plymouth, MA/Wyoming Valley West |
| Daniel Lobasso | OL | 6-6 | 235 | Chappaqua, NY/Horace Greeley |
| Jonathan Long | S | 5-10 | 190 | Holden, MA/Wochusett |
| Daniel McGraw | OL | 6-2 | 255 | New Windsor, NY/Newburg Free Academy |
| Joshua McKelligan | DE | 6-4 | 230 | Canton, MA/Salisbury |
| Brian McLaughlin | S | 5-10 | 175 | Norwood, MA/Old Tappan |
| Anthony Morello | OL | 6-2 | 260 | Riverside, CT/Greenwich |
| Chet Parlavecchio | LB | 6-0 | 210 | Florham Park, NJ/Delbarton |
| Daniel Peciaro | FB | 5-10 | 220 | Milford, MA/Bridgeton Academy |
| Kevin Rautenstraucura | DB | 5-7 | 165 | West Seneca, NY/St. Francis |
| Timothy Romano | DE | 6-3 | 210 | Westport, CT/Bridgeton Academy |
| John Schlick | WR | 5-10 | 150 | Avon, CT/Avon Old Farms |
| Scott Stone | WR | 6-0 | 175 | Stamford, CT/Stamford |
| Brace Thompson | RB | 5-9 | 175 | Easthampton, MA/Westhill |
| Darrell Tulcin | WR | 5-10 | 175 | Scarsdale, NY/Scarsdale |
| Sean Wade | WR | 6-2 | 195 | Scotia, NY/Scotia |
| Douglas Weller | OL | 6-5 | 275 | Whitesboro, MA/Whitesboro |
| Ted Weller | DL | 6-0 | 255 | Stamford, CT/Stamford |
| Patrick Wilson | QB | 5-10 | 175 | Cos Cob, CT/Taft School |
| Jordan Zelinger | DL | 5-11 | 250 | Cedarhurst, NY/Cedarhurst |