Monthly Archives: November 2009

Brock back in coaching? (Updated)

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 25, 2009 | 0 Comments
Former Army head coach Stan Brock is a candidate for the Portland State opening, according to Jim Beseda of The Oregonian. Brock, who was born and raised in Portland, isn’t coaching this season after being fired by Army last December following back-to-back 3-9 seasons. Brock has coached in Portland before. He was head coach of the Arena [...]
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High school coach on Shrader

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 24, 2009 | 0 Comments
Mark Rose has seen a lot of football in his day. Rose has coached all over the state of Alabama. And Rose says Army freshman defensive back Ty Shrader is the best he’s seen. “I haven’t seen any player any better,” said Rose, who coached Shrader at North Jackson High. “I’m talking football player. I’ve had guys sign [...]
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National rankings: Josh McNary

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 23, 2009 | 0 Comments
Army junior defensive end Josh McNary ranks second in the nation with 22.5 tackles for a loss. Michigan’s Brandon Graham leads the nation with 25 tackles for a loss. He had four against Ohio State in Michigan’s season finale last week. McNary has one regular-season game left against Navy on Dec. 12. Army’s tackles-for-loss record is 23 held [...]
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Bowl update

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Well, my dream of a Army-Florida State Eagle Bank Bowl is officially over. If Army defeats Navy on Dec. 12, which is a big if, it will not be playing an Atlantic Coast Conference team in the Eagle Bank Bowl. The ACC has only seven bowl-eligible teams. Florida State is No. 7. The EagleBank Bowl would have [...]
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Who is Ty Shrader?

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
A freshman defensive back picked off Riley Dodge to seal Army’s 17-13 win Saturday night. Shrader also recovered a fumble in the second quarter as a dime back in his first college game. Shrader, a jayvee player for most of the season, hails from Stevenson, Ala., population 1,770. Army coach Rich Ellerson says Shrader is pretty, smart player. [...]
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The drive: North Texas

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
So this is what true triple-option football looks like. Army came out of the locker room and marched down the field on a 14-play, 69-yard drive to start the third quarter. The drive chewed up 7 minutes and 5 seconds off the clock and ended with a nine-yard touchdown run by Pat Mealy. Army’s longest play was an [...]
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Inside the numbers: Trent Steelman (Updated)

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Trent Steelman rushed for a career-high 132 yards, which gives him 690 for the season. That’s the most by an Army quarterback since Ronnie McAda ran for 701 yards in 1995. Steelman has rushed for about 100 yards less than Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs (797 yards) this season. He has played in one more game than Dobbs. [...]
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Postgame North Texas: Coach E

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Army coach Rich Ellerson spoke with the Times Herald-Record after a 17-13 win at North Texas Saturday “Talk about a fourth quarter. I’m glad nobody left early. It (the win) speaks to the resilience of our football team. We weren’t stopping them much but we were able to get those takeaways. Our defense was so resilient. [...]
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Postgame North Texas: Players reaction

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 22, 2009 | 0 Comments
Army players spoke with the Times Herald-Record after a 17-13 win at North Texas Saturday. Quarterback Trent Steelman On his 55-yard run in the fourth quarter, which set up the game-winning TD “It was a designed pass play to Ali (Villanueva, senior wide receiver). I just saw their defense flow to the other side of the field and [...]
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Game blog: North Texas

By Sal Interdonato | Published: November 21, 2009 | 0 Comments
North Texas falls on a squib kick at its own 30. Freshman defensive back Ty Shrader picks off Riley Dodge at Army’s 40. Army will run out the clock and win this one 17-13. Wait, Army has to punt. Jonathan Bulls’ kick keeps rolling and rolling. Five Army coverage guys surround the ball as time [...]
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