2025 PFN Player Preview: Getting to Know Montour Spartans’ ILB-Cole Midili

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Daniel Reed | July 17, 2025

Cole Midili
Montour Spartans
Class Of: 2026
Position(s): ILB
Jersey Number: #3, use to be #33
Ht: 5’10 – Wt: 205lbs
Other Sports: None
Notable Awards or Recognitions: None at the moment
Offer Sheet: None at the moment
Twitter: @cole_midili33
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COACH SAYS: Cole is a 3 year starter, he is the type of player that can make plays all over the field at any given time.

GETTING TO KNOW MORE ABOUT COLE:

What is the best part of being a student-athlete for the Spartans ?
The best part of being a student athlete for Montour is definitely the reputation you carry on and off the field.

Why do you play football ?
I play football because my dad and brothers influenced me too.

How long have you been playing football(any level) ?
12 years

It’s GameDay !! What are you looking forward to the most ?
Going home after school and eating a 10 piece nugget meal from McDonald’s.

Of all the road games you have played, which stadium had the best overall atmosphere, along with what made it so good ?
Mars had the best atmosphere because the music in between stoppage of plays and their crowd was always on their feet and being loud.

If the game is on the line, do you want to be on offense or defense ? Explain:
Defense, I like the pressure that’s put on me to not let the offense score.

As an athlete, what has been your biggest achievement ?
Being better than my brothers.

What was the high point of the 2024 season ?
Beating Aliquippa.

What are your goals for the 2025 season ?
100+ tackles, 5 sacks, 15 TFLs, First Team All Conference.

What are you going to miss the most from the class of 2025 ?
The brotherhood we had, I’ve been playing football with them for majority of my life and I’ve built a brotherly bond with each and every single one of them.

Who is your mentor, the person you want to be like the most, and why ?
My dad, he pushes me to be my best every day and he puts countless hours into my football career.

Who is your favorite sports star and why ?
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, I dropped 60 points with him in a 2k 23 my league game against my friend.

Do you have a favorite play you remember the most ? Explain:
Getting my first interception, I dropped into my zone and saw the quarterback throw the ball to the receiver to my left and I dove and picked it off.

Who is the best player(s) you have ever lined up against and what team did they play for ?
Tikeye Hayes, Aliquippa

What stadium, (HS/College/Pro) would you love to visit for a game ?
Beaver Stadium

What is your favorite Pro Sports team(any sport) ? Explain:
Penn State, watching Saquan Barkley play made me like them.

What game, yours, college or pro, was your favorite game you watched and why ?
Beating Hampton my Freshman year. we were down and Hampton had the ball on our 1 yard line with around 2 minutes left and they fumbled and we got it and had a 90 something yard drive that ended in a last second hail-mary touchdown.

What sports movie could you watch every day if you had to pick one, and why ?
Either The Sandlot or The Longest Yard.

Name one thing you’d love to do in football that may never happen ?
Kick the opening kickoff.

Name a sport you’d love to play but can’t:
Golf

What is your most embarrassing sports moment ?
Dislocating my elbow in front of my home crowd.

When you aren’t playing, practicing, or training for sports, what is your go to activity, and why ?
Hanging with my girlfriend or friends.

Which one, Sheetz, Wawa, or Rutters ? Explain:
Sheetz, I’m there with my friends pretty much every time we hangout.

What is your favorite vacation destination ?
Myrtle Beach, I go there ever year.

If you were handed a lot of money, what would be the first thing you would do with it ?
Give my parents some of it to repay them for everything they do for me, then go get a box combo from canes.

Tell us something that you have a fear of ?
Heights

Favorite Fast Food/Burger place and why ?
Canes, the sauce is one of the best things I’ve ever tasted.

Have you ever been to a professional sports game, which ones ?
Yes, Pirates, Steelers, and Penguins games.

NBA, NHL, MLB, NCAAF, NFL, Which league is the best and why ?
NFL, it’s very entertaining to watch but UFC is definitely on the list as well.

What is your favorite video game, on mobile and or console ?
Mobile, id say Clash Royale, on console, probably NHL or NCAA.

What toppings go on your favorite pizza ?
Pepperoni

Favorite School Subject
History

Favorite Band/Musician ?
Treaty Oak Revival or Rod Wave

Airplane, Boat, or Vehicle(motorcycles included), how would you travel and to where ?
Airplane and probably to Italy.

Name one thing in life(NOT SPORTS RELATED) you would like to achieve:
I’d say visit all 50 states.

Location you think would be the best place to live(ie: island, mountains, city, etc) ? Explain why:
I’d say living in the countryside somewhere, it’s very calm out there and I have family who lives out there.

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