Read more about the article Ghost of Kyler Murray haunts Army in Sam Hartman

Ghost of Kyler Murray haunts Army in Sam Hartman

PHOTO (Wake Forest Athletics): Wake Forest quarterback Sam Hartman escapes a sack. VIsit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN WEST POINT – Wake Forest’s Sam Hartman haunted Army with a Kyler Murray-ish performance. Hartman had to play to that level if the16th-ranked Demon Deacons were to beat the Black Knights. Army controlled the ball for 42:43, but Hartman maximized the Demon Deacons’ limited possession time of 17:17 to outscore Army 70-56 in a shootout on Saturday before…

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Read more about the article Army’s football players learn during turbulent year there is always more awareness to discover

Army’s football players learn during turbulent year there is always more awareness to discover

By TOM SHANAHAN “Awareness, awareness, awareness,” was how TV analyst Frank Broyles, a College Football Hall of Fame coach, described players with instincts. Another kind of awareness, racial, was an additional quality that Army West Point’s players gained as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown. The players relied on virtual group phone calls to remain connected upon West Point closing nine months ago at the start of COVID-19 pandemic. At first, they were casual conversations from hometowns…

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Read more about the article Cunningham’s commitment as a future veteran is uncommon but at the same time familiar

Cunningham’s commitment as a future veteran is uncommon but at the same time familiar

PHOTO (Army Athletics): Cedrick Cunningham celebrates with teammates. By TOM SHANAHAN Cedrick Cunningham explained how West Point recruited a guy that knew little about service academy football. In exchange for a chance to play Division I college football, he committed to serve as a future officer during an endless war on terrorism. It's not your stereotypical West Point story of son or daughter following their father into the military. But it is a familiar one among players, I’ve…

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