Defensive back Jon Lindgren had a team-high 12 tackles in Bates’ season-opening loss to Amherst. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College) The Bates College football team’s new offense received the most buzz leading up to the start of the 2018 season, the first under head coach Malik Hall. All the attention was justified. Of all the changes in […]
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College football: Custavious Patterson overhauling Bates' offense
Bates College offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson runs offensive drills during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) When Malik Hall was hired as Bates College’s football coach in June, he went to work on convincing Custavious Patterson to be his offensive coordinator. Patterson immediately did a deep dive into whatever video he could find of Bobcats […]
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College football: Brandon Potvin helping to build defense, culture at Bates
Bates College defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin talks with linebacker David Campbell during practice on Wednesday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) Bates defensive coordinator Brandon Potvin is an embodiment of something new head coach Malik Hall has talked about on several occasions since he was hired in mid-June: People over product. “It’s all about relationships, because there’s a […]
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New-look Bobcats embracing new era of Bates College football
Bates College quarterback Brendan Costa works with offensive coordinator Custavious Patterson at the Lewiston college on Sunday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) LEWISTON — The new era of Bates College football has a new outfit. The Bobcats unveiled their new uniforms Sunday morning for their team photo and the program’s media day at Garcelon Field. The new […]
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Dropping Dimes: New Bates football coach bringing the juice
Malik Hall was hired as the 20th head coach of the Bates College football program in June. (Theophil Syslo/Bates College) At the unofficial public unveiling of the new era of Bates College football, new coach Malik Hall said that it might be the first time since being hired in June that he had a chance […]
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Bates hires Malik Hall as new football coach
Malik Hall, center, spent three seasons as the defensive line coach at the University of Pennsylvania before being hired as the 20th head football coach in Bates College’s history on Monday. (University of Pennsylvania) Malik Hall’s enthusiasm travels through the phone as he stood on the course at the Bates College football alumni golf tournament […]