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Monken expresses added frustration with Air Force over postponed game

PHOTO: Army coach Jeff Monken with his Black Knights during the singing of the alma mater. By TOM SHANAHAN This year’s Army-Air Force game might end up with a singular stage it deserves similar to the historic Army-Navy Game reserved for the final Saturday of the regular season, but Army coach Jeff Monken doesn’t like how the circumstances are playing out. The Air Force-Army game that was scheduled for last Saturday at West Point was postponed when Air…

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Read more about the article Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy deserves Air Force bookend stage to go with traditional Army-Navy Game

Commander-in-Chief’s Trophy deserves Air Force bookend stage to go with traditional Army-Navy Game

PHOTO (Air Force Athletics): Troy Calhoun at last year's Cheeze-It Bowl at Chase Field in Phoenix. By TOM SHANAHAN It’s not often as a sportswriter offers a suggestion and a football coach agrees it’s good idea. Yet, that’s what I’m pleased to report I heard from Air Force coach Troy Calhoun on Tuesday during a Zoom call. The Army-Navy Game, with its 120-year history, has historically owned the stage as college football’s final regular season game. So, since…

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Read more about the article Blackman rides a West Point wave to a storybook moment
Jordan Blackman #10 of the Army Black Knights celebrates after rushing for a touchdown during a game against the Mercer Bears at Michie Stadium on October 24, 2020 in West Point, NY.

Blackman rides a West Point wave to a storybook moment

PHOTO (Dustin Satloff/Army Athletics) By TOM SHANAHAN The scene unfolding as West Point's Jordan Blackman was engulfed by teammates was something out of a Hollywood movie. The senior had scored his first career touchdown in last week’s 49-3 win over Mercer at Michie Stadium. Moments earlier, his first career carry was a 13-yard run. On third-and-goal from the 6, he plowed his way over the left front pylon. A Mercy tackler, careening backward, must have asked for mercy…

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