My brothers taught me about leadership and making the right decisions. They told me about playing hard and being willing to go over and above when putting in the hard work.Unlike his wide-receiver brothers, the youngest McManus could end up playing on the defensive side of the ball, although with Dartmouth having freshman and sophomore starters on the corner this year it shouldn't surprise anyone if he gets a look on the other side of the ball at some point.
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A few familiar names are among the 20 finalists for The Sports Network's Eddie Robinson Award as the FCS coach of the year.Onetime Dartmouth assistant Joe Moglia is in the field after leading Coastal Carolina to a 7-4 record in his first year back on the sidelines after making it big in the business world. Princeton coach Bob Surace is among the finalists after taking a 1-9 team to 5-5 overall and 4-3 in the Ivy League this year. Butler's Jeff Voris is on the list for leading the Bulldogs to a share of the crown and Dick Biddle of Colgate is among the 20 coaches named after helping the Raiders go 8-3 and win another Patriot League title.
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Interestingly, the FCS playoffs will pit Moglia's Coastal Carolina team against Bethune-Cookman, where another former Dartmouth assistant works. Jim Pry is the offensive coordinator for the 9-2 Wildcats.
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And finally, John Gagliardi is retiring at age 86 as head football coach at Division III St. John's in Collegeville, Minn. Gagliardi was famous for more than winning, and did a lot of that with 489 victories, the most in college history. From the New York Times:Gagliardi was known for unconventional coaching methods that were often called “Winning With Nos” — no tackling in practice, no hitting blocking sleds, no mandatory weight training and no practices longer than 90 minutes. Gagliardi and his assistants never wore whistles, either. He often carried more than 100 players on his roster — this year’s team had 185 — and players could arrive late for practice without penalty if coming from class.
No calling Gagliardi “Coach,” either. He insisted everyone call him John.
