MANSFIELD FALLS TO ARMY
The Cadets of Army proved to be too much for the inexperienced Mountie team as Army crushed Mansfield 56-7 at West Point on Saturday. Mansfield’s triple option attack managed only 70 yards on the ground as Army out-muscled Mansfield on…
MANSFIELD OFF TO WEST POINT
The Mansfield Sprint football team is off to West Point to take on the Black Knights of Army in what should be a very entertaining gridiron match up. The game will be played at 7 pm at Shea Stadium located…
MANSFIELD RUNS FOR 322 YARDS
The Mansfield University varsity football team set a Mansfield Sprint record for rushing yards in a game (322) as the Mounties beat Princeton 40-2. In addition to the rushing yards record, the Mountie offense also set records for rush attempts…
MANSFIELD VS PRINCETON
Mansfield’s triple option attack is setting its sights on the Tigers from Princeton this Saturday at 1 pm. With many Freshmen on the offensive side of the ball, this is a work in progress but after a great week of…
QB’s ONE-WAY THOUGHT PROCESS
During the “dive” phase (B-back) of the the Pistol-Flex Veer play, the QB is expected to make the “right” call, not necessarily a “perfect” call. What I mean by this is as follows: when a QB makes the “right” call, what that…
WHY “LESS” IS ALWAYS BETTER
When it comes to the Pistol-Flex Triple Option offense, “less” is indeed much better than “more”. What I mean by that statement is broken down as follows: A) the Pistol-Flex only has a total of two (2) formations. Who needs…
How About A Simple Apology
More and more inter-sectional games between ranked high school teams are on television each year. Over the last two weekends, eight different games were broadcast to nationwide audiences. One of the more intriguing match-ups was Glenville High School in Cleveland…
Still Going Strong
On November 8, 2003, Saint John’s University football coach John Gagliardi became America’s winningest collegiate coach. St. John’s of Collegeville, MN defeated Bethel College, 29-26, giving the Johnnies the Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference title and Gagliardi his 409th career victory….
Only Five Months To Go
For those of us that live and breath for some form of football, February was just about the cruelest month. The Super Bowl ended the season and the NFL Players Combine seemed like more hype than substance. March is not…
Reflections On the AFCA Convention
American Football Monthly was a proud participant in this year’s annual AFCA Convention that took place in Orlando, January 10-13. We were able to meet many new coaches and revisit with those we’ve gotten to know over the last few…