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Monthly Archives: December 2009
Army season wrap
Army football season wrap will run in Saturday’s print and online editions.
The package will include the top five moments this season, Army’s top 10 players and what it needs for 2010.
Army will have two players surprisingly return for the 2010 season.
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The return of Berry Ball
No, former Army head coach Todd Berry isn’t coming back to West Point with his wide-open offense.
Thank heavens.
Berry is on the verge of being hired for his first head coaching gig since he was 5-35 in three-plus seasons at Army (2000-03).
In about an hour, Berry is expected to be named coach of Louisiana Monroe according [...]
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McNary gets SI props
Army junior Josh McNary was named an honorable mention, all-American defensive linemen by Sports Illustrated.
McNary finished the season with a school-record 12.5 sacks and 22.5 tackles for a loss. He is the academy’s all-time leader in sacks (18).
Sports Illustrated named two teams and 12 defensive linemen received honorable mention.
I’m putting together a season wrap for [...]
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Stephen Anderson’s Army-Navy diary: Starting Fresh
This is the final installment of Army junior co-captain Stephen Anderson’s diary for the Times Herald-Record. A season-ending knee injury will keep Anderson, Army’s leading tackler, out of the service-academy rivalry. But Anderson’s leadership is still a big part of the team’s heart beat. He’ll take us inside the locker room, practice and the West [...]
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Quick thoughts: Navy
Army’s defense played its tail off. Sophomore linebackers Andrew Rodriguez (15 tackles) and Steve Erzinger (11 tackles, interception) led the charge. Defensive tackle Mike Gann gave Army his usual all-out effort. He disrupted Navy’s fullback dive and he forced quarterback Ricky Dobbs out of the pocket.
Army held Navy 93 yards below its rushing average [...]
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Postgame Navy: Army players
Army quarterback Trent Steelman, defensive tackle Mike Gann and wide receiver Alejandro Villanueva met the media after a 17-3 loss to Navy Saturday
Senior wide receiver Alejandro Villanueva
On playing his last regular season game
“I knew it was coming sooner or later, that it would be time to hang up the cleats and pick up the rucksack. [...]
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Second-half blog: Army-Navy
Blog note: I will be heading down to the field shortly to watch the end of the game.
Navy linebacker Ross Pospisil forces a fumble by fullback Kingsley Ehie. Craig Schaefer recovers at Army’s 34 and returns it to Army’s 12. Dobbs fumbles the snap, no gain. Army’s Josh McNary is down on the [...]
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Army-Navy first-half blog
This game is almost a carbon copy of Army’s first half against Air Force earlier this season. Army dominated the first half and was tied 7-7. Army controlled the first half and only leads 3-0. Navy has 110 total yards in the first half. Army has 78.
Army quarterback Trent Steelman takes a knee and Army [...]
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Pregame blog: Army-Navy
Just arrived in the press box of Lincoln Financial Field.
Columnist Kevin Gleason is along for the ride and he’s not giving Army much of a chance today.
March on begins at 11:47 a.m. with Army.
Senior scout-team offensive lineman Matt Coulthard and Karl Thompson were tossing the football to each other in the pregame.
Freshman slotback Malcolm Brown [...]
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2010 projected Army offense