Football | 11/12/2025 12:26:00 PM

LORETTO, Pa. - Redshirt junior offensive lineman Mason Imbt is undoubtedly the glue that has held the Red Flash team together throughout the entire season, maintaining a constant presence on and off the field.  Earlier this season, Imbt has seen it all in his career with the Red Flash, earning this season's recognition as a member of the All-NEC Preseason Team. This follows a spectacular 2024 season, during which he appeared in a career-high 11 games to help anchor the Red Flash offensive line. 

However, his most impressive year came in the 2023 season, when he appeared in nine games as a rotating lineman to support an offensive line that was atop the NEC with 360.1 total yards of offense per game.  

Along with that, Imbt also took snaps as a tight end, where he would record two receptions for 22 yards, along with recording three touchdowns, including a recovered fumble in the endzone against Merrimack. 

As the Red Flash enters its final home game against LIU this weekend, many players on the Saint Francis football team concluded their football stories for the final time at Loretto. While every man who dons the Red and Black uniform leaves behind some kind of legacy, very few men will leave behind a legacy as significant as Imbt. 

Earlier this week, Imbt sat down to participate in the final one-on-one interview for the Flash Ten 10 Senior Day edition. 

1. Could you tell us a little about yourself? What do you want people to know and remember you for? 

• I grew up in a small town, like Cresson, where I graduated with 86 kids. It wasn't really known for producing a lot of talent. I want to be remembered, just like the upperclassmen I've worked with over the years, as a hard worker who gave it their all every day, and, of course, a Red Flash.

2. If you had the sum of your playing style in three words, what would you choose and why?

• Violent, aggressive, and tactical. Because when I go out there, I'm playing chess with you. You know, I want to beat you down. I want to rip your heart out. I want you to feel the pain that I feel. I want to go to war every snap. I want my opponent to remember the dogfight we had in those trenches. 

3. Who had the most significant impact on your life, and in what ways has the influence shaped who you are today?

• I would have to say three people. The first one that comes to my mind is my dad. He played PSAC football at Bloomsburg. He always kept me around football. He was coaching when I was in fifth grade, so I was always hanging around varsity guys, getting to see the bigger picture of football and what it meant. Second would have to be my brother. He paved the way for so many guys like me and many others who came out of Troy. Before him,  I don't think we had a single person go to Division I, so he played a crucial role in my life for sure. Last but not least would have to be my fiancée.  My first year here, she was diagnosed with stage four Hodgkin's lymphoma. Really sucked being down here and being away from her, but it just showed me how much of a fighter she was, and that's the attack you've got to take every day; that was a massive inspiration for me. 

4. To those who don't know, your brother, Jack, is a Graduate Assistant here in the athletics department. What's that like, going to school with him?  

• It's awesome. I mean, I wish he had played here. I mean, I always looked up to him. I still do. He's one of the hardest working guys I've ever met, one of the coolest dudes, one of my best friends. I mean, I live with him. It's unbelievable what he's done for Troy and what he's done for me. I can't describe it in enough detail to show how great it is. I've always looked up to. I would say He's my role model.

5. What's a life lesson football has taught you and carried you beyond the field? 

• Everything can be taken away from you in a matter of seconds. You know, I got hurt in week one against Ulm, had surgery, came back for Wagner, and then got hurt myself in seven plays. That's one thing I've learned: it can be taken away from you quickly. So don't let anything go by. Live in the moment. Enjoy yourself, be with your friends, and be where your heart is. 

6. So when you're not playing football, what are you doing?

• Mostly, I'm hanging out with my friends. You know, Connor Van Tassel, our left tackle, Chase Haught, one of our centers and guards, Jeff Hoenstine, our quarterback, a lot of those guys I hang out with every day. Outside of that, I'm lifting, hanging out with my dog Winston, and taking care of him, but I also try to be with my family as much as possible. But at the end of the day, I'm never really outside football. 

7. What made you come to Saint Francis? 

• You know, I was blessed enough to have Coach Wilson see me at a camp in Buffalo. From that moment on, I immersed myself in the program and the coaches. Every time I visited, the atmosphere was always great. I would receive calls from Coach V every week, just checking in on me, and that really mattered to me and my family. 

8. What was it like scoring your first-ever touchdown?

• My first one, we knew, because the week before, I had snuck one in, and it didn't count; we got a flag on it. So we had the joke that the first one counts for the group. So Duquesne scored the first one. I didn't look excited on the field, but everybody was more excited because it was more for the other line guys. After all, they didn't get to do that, but I did, and I'm grateful to them for allowing me to do so. I was even luckier to score a few more after that. Although I never received a game ball or anything, those moments are still ingrained in my head as incredible. 

9. Safe to say you've had your fair share of away games, over 20 plus since joining the team. What's your favorite road trip memory and why? 

• I've got two that really stick out to me, but one's everybody's gonna answer, beating Kent State last year. Awesome experience. That's one of the greatest experiences I've ever felt in my entire life. The other was my "Welcome to college football" moment. We traveled to Western Michigan during my sophomore year. It was my first time playing in a really important game. And, you know, lining up across from the late Marshawn Neil, which was a terrifying experience for me, will be a moment I might remember forever. 

10. If you could leave a message behind for the next generation of Red Flash players, what would it be? 

• I would tell them, Don't take anything for granted. You never know how long you've got. Enjoy your time and be in the moment. Go out there and give it your all. You have to embrace the suck. You'll love the result in the end.