O’Gara’s delayed playing time part of his 40-year plan

Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN The first two years for West Point Cadets are the hardest in many ways. For a football player who isn’t seeing the field, those same two seasons aren’t what they signed up for as a high school star. That scenario seemingly made Army linebacker Camden O’Gara a candidate to move on before returning this season as a junior.  O’Gara, after all, comes from a football family used to playing. His…

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Army West Point’s All-American commitments ineligible for NIL

PHOTO: Army West Point's football team takes the field. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Army football coach Jeff Monken appeared on a Zoom call not long ago to talk about the Black Knights’ spring game, so I jumped on it. As usual, he offered interesting insight on some players developing into productive Division I talent. One of the players mentioned was tight end Joshua Lingenfelter, a 6-foot-3, 240-pounder positioned to break into the starting lineup…

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Transfer portal? They don’t know it at West Point

PHOTO: Tyler Komorowski (second from left) says it's the guys on your left and your right that keep you committed to the football team and West Point. Visit my website homepage, TomShanahan.Report By TOM SHANAHAN Across the college football landscape, the transfer portal and Name, Image and Likeness has turned the sport on its head. Coaches are learning the old ways don’t work anymore, especially with the conclusion of spring football. Release a depth chart and expect your…

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