Read more about the article Donate to WWP: West Point’s open door a contrast with football paranoia

Donate to WWP: West Point’s open door a contrast with football paranoia

PHOTO: Nate Smith (44) commented on Army's open-door media policy in an era when college programs close practice and limit player access. Tom Shanahan is an author and college football integration historian honored by the FWAA for his story on the 1962 Rose Bowl. 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. Click on…

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Read more about the article Army recruiting benefits from upside of 6-7 Andre Carter II

Army recruiting benefits from upside of 6-7 Andre Carter II

PHOTO: Andre Carter after one of his three sacks at Georgia State. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Ask college football fans to name the best recruiter in the nation. You’ll hear the same answers -- Alabama’s Nick Saban, Clemson’s Dabo Swinney or Ohio State’s Ryan Day. They annually bring in the top recruiting classes. Wrong, wrong, wrong. Those guys don’t have to work at finding talent. The schools that are regular participants in the College…

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Read more about the article My MSUings on Spartans upsetting No. 13 Michigan

My MSUings on Spartans upsetting No. 13 Michigan

PHOTO: Mel Tucker wins his first Michigan State game in an upset at Michigan. By TOM SHANAHAN MSUings on Michigan State (1-1) upsetting No. 13-ranked Michigan (1-1) 27-24 Saturday afternoon in Ann Arbor. Mel Tucker conjured up a little Nick Saban magic, matching his mentor with a win in their first game against Michigan. And, like Saban, Tucker’s multi-sport quarterback was a gamer. Rocky Lombardi, a champion high school wrestler, dug down with some wrestler tenacity -- real…

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