Read more about the article WWP donation: Army’s Jemel Jones keeping up with the quarterbacks

WWP donation: Army’s Jemel Jones keeping up with the quarterbacks

Photo: Army quarterback Jemel Jones finds room to run. My “West Point Football Report” provides features on Army’s football players. Your subscription fee through Substack and Stripe will be donated, 100 percent, to the Wounded Warriors Project my 501-(c)(3), Books for Sparty. Tom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian. The Football Writers Association of American awarded him first place for his story on segregation the 1962 Rose Bowl.  *** By TOM SHANAHAN The Army football season…

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Read more about the article Army linebacker adds to family’s colorful history serving the nation

Army linebacker adds to family’s colorful history serving the nation

PHOTO (Army Athletics): Arik Smith against Air Force. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahanReport By TOM SHANAHAN The black-and-white photograph dates to the Civil War, providing a starting point to trace Arik Smith’s family history of military service. A Union Army Black man tends to a general’s horse in the albumen-style image. But the free man is not attached to just any Army division or serving under any general. “He cared for Gen. Sherman’s horse,” says Smith, West Point’s…

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Read more about the article Army looked West for leadership, Witten Award overlooked West

Army looked West for leadership, Witten Award overlooked West

PHOTO (Army Athletics/Danny Wild/USA Today): Amadeo West celebrates a tackle at the line of scrimmage in the Army-Navy Game fog shrouding Michie Stadium. By TOM SHANAHAN College football is notorious for presenting awards too soon. The Heisman Trophy, the highest profile award, offers too many examples. The Heisman winner flops in a bowl game. Meanwhile, the runner-up has a big day. Take 2005 for example. USC’s Reggie Bush winning may not be an egregious example, but it is…

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