Monthly Archives: June 2008

Kickoff time for UNH game

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 30, 2008 | Comments closed
A 1 p.m. kickoff has been set for Army’s home game with Division I-AA New Hampshire on Saturday, Sept. 6. The game will be televised on ESPN Classic. Brian McNally, a 2007 Cornwall graduate, is a sophomore defensive end at New Hampshire. The 6-foo-5, 230-pound McNally will compete for a starting job in training camp.  Army will host Temple [...]
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Who is Chip Bowden?

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 30, 2008 | Comments closed
First, let’s get this out of the way. Chip Bowden isn’t related to Florida State coach Bobby Bowden and his family. Bowden, however, could be Army’s starting quarterback on August 29 in its season opener against Temple. Bowden was running closer to spring first-stringer Carson Williams than it might have appeared, Mike Gottman, Bowden’s high school coach at [...]
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What’s up with Mike Viti

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 23, 2008 | Comments closed
Mike Viti will enter Buffalo Bills training camp on July 25 third on the depth chart at fullback, according to Chris Brown of buffalobills.com. Hopefully Viti will be 100 percent. Viti suffered an undisclosed injury to his left knee in late May in OTA’s (Offseason Training Activities) after some incidental contact along the sideline following a reception. Viti missed two weeks [...]
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McIntosh’s arrival time: 12 days

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 18, 2008 | Comments closed
Twelve days and counting until freshman quarterback Paul McIntosh, Army’s prized catch of the 2008 recruiting class, arrives at West Point. R (Reception)-Day is June 30 and Army will release its official recruiting class list that day. Among the players on the list is Davyd Brooks, a 2007 Newburgh Free Academy graduate. Brooks, a 6-foot-2, 190-pound wide receiver,  played at [...]
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Owen Tolson update

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 14, 2008 | Comments closed
Former Army punter Owen Tolson isn’t the only rookie, free-agent punter or kicker waiting for a call from an NFL team. Tolson, who was released by New York Giants after rookie mini-camp in May, said every punter and kicker, who went to the NFL combine, hasn’t survive mini-camp cuts. No punter is safe because of the new NFL mandate [...]
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Sad news

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 12, 2008 | Comments closed
Joel Namy, a West Point sophomore and former football player, passed away Monday in Buffalo. Namy, 21, was admitted as an inpatient at Roswell Park Hospital under a physician’s care when he passed away. Namy was a 6-foot-2, 264-pound offensive lineman from Cazenovia, N.Y. his freshman year (2005) before being diagnosed with cancer. He returned to the academy after an [...]
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Under review: Alternative service option

By Sal Interdonato | Published: June 3, 2008 | Comments closed
If former Army safety Caleb Campbell makes the Detroit Lions, will he be allowed to play in an NFL game? As of right now, the answer is yes. Campbell is taking advantage of Army’s alternative service option, which allows West Point graduates to pursue a professional sports career while fulfilling the first two years of their five-year military commitment as [...]
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