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In The News

WHY ARE MORE SCHOOLS ADDING FOOTBALL?
Over the last month, new football programs at South Alabama and Charlotte are taking shape, while Mansfield, a small college in Pennsylvania, is bringing it back in a different format.

Since 2000 alone, 63 colleges have found a new place for football at their schools. Read More...

STUDENTS COMPLETE INAUGURAL CLUB SEASON AT UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT
Vermont last fielded a team in 1974...until this year. Read More...

Terry Ennis, who played football for Santa Clara and went on to a legendary career in Washington high school coaching, died this past September. Ennis' teams were 287-87 in a 36 year career that honored him as that state's "Coach Of The Century"

"He was always so positive and a strong man of faith," said Archbishop Murphy HS principal Dr. Kristine Brynildsen-Smith. "Intellectually, we knew this day was coming, but there's such a deep sense of loss. Yes, he was an exceptional football coach, but he was much, much more than that. He cared about everybody in our community [and] wanted everybody to be the best person they could."

Read more about Terry's legacy in links to the Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, and Legacy.com.

NEW YORK TIMES DISCUSSES REBIRTH OF FOOTBALL AT SMALLER COLLEGES
An excerpt: "Dr. James A. Davis, now in his 25th year as Shenandoah's president, said: "I said no to football for 15 years, but I was wrong. Football is the best draw of qualified male applicants that there is anywhere. I am shocked more schools aren't adding football." Read More...

SANTA CLARA MEMORIES: Relive some of the great moments in SCU's gridiron history with a collection of game photos and programs from 60 years of Bronco Football. Start here...

EXPLORE COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Do you want to explore the wide variety of college football programs? Take a look at this listing of all college football teams. It may get you to think that it it is possible for over 700 colleges to play football, many without the tradition and resources of Santa Clara, why can't SCU do the same? More...

POST YOUR THOUGHTS AT THE BRONCO FOOTBALL FORUM
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