Recruiting Report: Max Soeth (2021)

The 2018 football season was a struggle for the Moorhead Spuds. They only won two games – their lowest total in years. One positive that came out of the end of that season was the discovery of a guy who would anchor the Spuds’ offensive line for the next two years – <strong>[player_tooltip player_id="18218" first="Max" last="Soeth"]</strong>. "As a sophomore, I played in the last regular-season game and played about two-thirds of the game," Soeth said. "Then started the last two games of the year – the playoff games. I was lucky. I had a great offensive line – they were all seniors, and they helped me a lot. That day at school, I was nervous. I was thinking about it all day. I didn’t want to mess it up - I didn’t, and the rest is history." The team’s struggles became motivation for the 2019 season. "Last season was rocky," Soeth admitted, "we knew we had to bounce back. We ground it out in the off-season and got close as a team. Our chemistry showed on the field – we had a great group of guys." "Our passing game excelled," Soeth continued. "We had two of the best receivers in the state. On defense, we kept adding new stuff and prepped for the different offenses." With Soeth manning the center position for the entire season, the team won a section title. "I thought I had a great season," the soon to be senior said. "I didn’t get All-District or anything, but I am using that as motivation for next year. I am grinding it out. Hopefully, I will get one next year. We play in the shotgun all game, and I only had one bad snap all year. I think I can finish my run and pass blocks well. I go to the whistle." This winter, Soeth kept his focus on football. "I work with a trainer who is on the coaching staff who was an offensive lineman for NDSU. I work with him twice a week. We get a good lift in, and then we do o-line drills. We work on my technique, my pass block, my run block, and my form." In addition to his trainer, Soeth approached his winter training with a variety of workouts. "This winter – two days a week, I would get together with the team and run. I played a little church league basketball and lifted a lot. The main lifts were bench, clean, and squat. Our strength and conditioning coach had won two state championships, so we work the Olympic lifts a lot." Once the lockdown hit, Soeth had to adjust his training. "I was going to go to a few junior days. I was going to snap for some seven on seven, and I would have thrown shot put and discus on the track team," the 6’2" 260-pound lineman said. "Luckily, I have a weight set at my house with a rack, so I was able to do some stuff. I was also pushing some trucks and was working on my footwork. I was doing some running on my own too." Recently, the team has been able to do some modified workouts together. "Team workouts started last week. We can work in groups of nine as long as we stay six feet apart. It is different, but it is nice to see the guys." Like workouts, recruiting has been adjusted too. "Recruiting is going pretty well," Soeth told prepredzone.com. "It is nice to be getting attention from different coaches. It makes me think I am doing the right things." He has been contacted by numerous schools – anywhere from DII to NAIA to DIII. "They like my energy," Soeth said. "They like that I go to the whistle and my run and pass blocking." Soeth was featured in one of our <span style="text-decoration: underline;"><a href="https://prepredzone.com/2020/06/under-the-radar-21-interior-offensive-linemen/">Under the Radar</a></span> features earlier this month. Like his team late in his sophomore season, schools are starting to discover the Spuds’ center, and with a solid senior season, he will not be under the radar much longer.