Photos are up from the New England Football Writers banquet where the following were recognized:
• Sammy McCorkle (Jack Grinold D1 Coach of the Year)
• Buddy Teevens ’79 (George Carens Award)
• Charlie Looes (Gold Helmet, All-New England Team)
• Nick Schwitzgebel (All-New England Team)
• Sean Williams (All-New England Team)
• Owen Zalc (All-New England Team)
From the NEFW website (LINK):
The Jack Grinold Division I Coach of the Year Award goes to Sammy McCorkle of Dartmouth. In his first year at the helm of the Big Green, under trying and tragic circumstances including the passing of head coach Buddy Teevens and player Josh Balara, McCorkle led Dartmouth to a share of the Ivy League title.
And . . .
The late Dartmouth College Robert L. Blackman Head Football Coach Buddy Teevens is the recipient of the George Carens Award to the person who has made significant contributions to football in New England. The award will be presented by Harvard Stephenson Family Head Football Coach Tim Murphy, a lifelong friend of Teevens, and will be accepted by Teevens’ wife Kirsten.
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One one end of the spectrum, there are schools that erect a bubble over their football field at the end of the season for winter workouts and conditioning.
On the other end of the spectrum, there are schools like Dartmouth and Holy Cross, which put up full-fledged indoor facilities for the same purpose.
And then there's this at Southern Illinois. Maybe may be somewhere in the middle but I'm just not sure. Click through for a few more looks at what will be a unique structure.
SIU Athletics has announced a bold vision for the future of its programs, launching "Imagine: Salukis Unleashed" - a $100 million enhancement plan that includes an indoor football practice facility and new locker room space for both the home and away teams pic.twitter.com/KXxAQ5INO3
— Sam Herder (@SamHerderFCS) December 6, 2023
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EXTRA POINT
The view west is a reward for hiking to the top of our local trail. In late afternoon yesterday the view to the east was an added bonus. With binoculars you can pick out the BGA World Headquarters from this overlook.
