Monthly Archives: May 2009

The race is on

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 27, 2009 | Comments closed
Who will play the first college football game in the new Yankee Stadium? Army? Notre Dame? Seems like the two schools are in a competition to get “the first game at the new Yankee Stadium” in their media guides. Army started preliminary talks with the Yankees in March. Army athletic director Kevin Anderson isn’t happy that Jack [...]
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Praise for Ellerson

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 24, 2009 | Comments closed
The arrival of Rich Ellerson at West Point brought hope. Ellerson has solid credential and the reputation of being ” a football genius.” This story backs up what many Army fans believe: the losing will end very soon. Army athletic director Kevin Anderson attended a function in Arizona two weeks ago where representatives from all 120 Division I-A [...]
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A surprise West Point return

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 22, 2009 | Comments closed
Former Army football coach Stan Brock will be attending West Point’s graduation Saturday morning, according to sources. Brock was fired on Dec. 12, 2008 after back-to-back 3-9 seasons. Brock was known as a players’ coach and built strong bonds with the senior class. He’s also there to see one of his daughters marry a graduating senior.
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Army and Notre Dame will play in 2010

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 22, 2009 | Comments closed
BY SAL INTERDONATOTimes Herald-Record It’s been rumored and talked about for months.Finally, a football series between Army and Notre Dame is official. Army athletic director Kevin Anderson told the Times Herald-Record Friday afternoon the teams have signed on for several games, starting in 2010.The biggest question left is where the games will be played. “Next year [...]
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The future of Army-Navy (Update)

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 22, 2009 | Comments closed
Jeff Barker of the Baltimore Sun reported Wednesday M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore is one of the expected hosts for the Army-Navy football game. Officials told the Sun a committee could make an announcement on the future site for one of college football’s best rivalries by the end of the week. Hold on a second, Army senior [...]
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Army-Yankees update

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 21, 2009 | Comments closed
Theeee Black Knights win. Theeee Black Knights win. No, you won’t be hearing Yankees announcer John Sterling’s signature ending. But Army fans might be seeing the Black Knights play football at the new Yankee Stadium in the near future. Army senior associate athletic director Bob Beretta told the Times Herald-Record Thursday afternoon Army and the Yankees [...]
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Former Army recruit at UCLA

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 20, 2009 | Comments closed
Ekolu Soon, originally a member of Army’s 2008 recruiting class, is currently at UCLA and doing well. Soon just finished spring practice and has made the team as a walk-on wide receiver. Soon said he was offered a spot on the team in January by offensive coordinator Norm Chow, famous for his days running USC’s offense [...]
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Army-Hawaii, future schedules (Updated)

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 20, 2009 | Comments closed
Never thought I would be typing this. In the one of the more intriguing college football series, Army and Hawaii have signed on for four games. Army will host Hawaii as early as Sept. 11, 2010. The teams will play at West Point on Sept. 15, 2018 and in Hawaii on Nov. 30, 2013 and Nov. [...]
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The new Prep football coach is…

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 19, 2009 | Comments closed
You might remember Tom Simi from an ESPN feature. Simi, who was the head coach at Feather River College, a two-year school in Quincy, Calif., gave Kevin Hart a chance. Hart was the Nevada Prep high lineman who staged a Division I signing with California at his high school. Simi confirmed to the Times Herald-Record he [...]
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Four cities left to host Army-Navy

By Sal Interdonato | Published: May 14, 2009 | Comments closed
The future home for the Army-Navy football game has been narrowed down to four cities, according to a source. The sites are Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia; the new Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.; M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore and FedEx Field in Landover, Md. Two of those sites, Baltimore and Landover, have already placed bids [...]
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