Read more about the article Michigan State adds Santiago, rush end known for lifting his teammates

Michigan State adds Santiago, rush end known for lifting his teammates

PHOTO: David Santiago was added to improve Michigan State's pass rush. By TOM SHANAHAN I caught up with David Santiago -- interrupting his Sunday watching NFL games -- with a couple of questions before he arrives at Michigan State next week as a transfer from Air Force. Here are a few thoughts from Santiago, who has three years eligibility remaining, to supplement the original story I posted last week (see below). A primary Michigan State need was improving…

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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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