GROVE CITY — There may not be enough footballs for all of the weapons.

The Grove City College football team is brimming with play-makers on the offensive side of the ball. The challenge for coach Chris Smith, who is heading into his 31st season, is figuring out how it will all fit together.

“We have people who can play,” Smith said. “It’s just trying to figure out the best combination.”

That may start with 6-foot-2, 200-pound junior Josh Peach at quarterback.

Peach was under center sparingly last season behind graduated starter Brian Pell, but had a great spring and is the front runner to start this season.

“He’s leading the crew,” Smith said of Peach. “I’m very pleased with Josh. I’m also very pleased with the other kids who are working.”

One of those kids is Butler graduate Zach Rader, who is sort of the swiss-army knife for the Wolverines, capable of lining up at multiple positions, including quarterback.

Last year Rader, a 5-foot-11, 175-pound speedster, lined up at times at wingback, running back, wide receiver and quarterback.

Smith said he’d most likely start at wingback in 2014.

Tailback looks set with Steve Maskrey returning. Maskrey led the Wolverines with 677 yards and 10 touchdowns.

Gabriel Moore will also see some time.

Smith is intrigued by Brian Wells, who at 5-9, 190 pounds isn’t the biggest guy, but is strong and can be a force in goal-line situations, Smith said.

“He’s a specialty player for us who can do some blocking and can get into our goal-line packages,” Smith said. “He can really do more than that.”

With so many players vying for touches, Smith sees some very good competition.

“Right now, it’s been more friendly competition,” the coach said. “Come when we get fully padded up, someone is going to have to step up and show they are better than the others, then it’s not going to be as friendly.”

There’s no competition at outside linebacker where senior Jason Skyrm returns as the unquestioned leader of the defense.

Last year, the 6-foot, 200-pound linebacker led the team with 10.5 tackles for a loss and also record 82 tackles.

He was voted a team captain.

“It meant a lot to me to be chosen by that great group of guys to be their captain,” Skyrm said. “I’m not the most vocal guy. I’m not your rah-rah type guy, but it’s nice to know people appreciate what I’m saying with my actions on the field and off the field. That’s special to me.”

Skyrm believes the Wolverines can have a special season.

“We just want to win football games. Winning a football game is the greatest feeling,” Skyrm said. “I think we have the guys to make a run this year. My goal is to be right there in Week 10.”

To be there in the first week of November, Grove City will have to navigate through a gauntlet of tough opponents.

Smith said the Presidents’ Athletic Conference may be the deepest it has been since he began coaching 31 years ago.

The PAC added two more teams with the addition of Case Western Reserve and Carnegie Mellon this season.

“You can’t look at the schedule and say, ‘We’re going to run these three teams easy, then we have to get ready for this fourth team,’” Smith said. “No. Every week you need to strap it up and get ready.”