Marlin Briscoe didn’t want to be pigeonholed simply because of stereotypes against black men. He was a star quarterback in college and he believed he had the talent, intelligence and leadership skills to be one in the pros. Fifty years ago, during an era of massive social upheaval in the United States, just getting a […]
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Edward Little's Hartley headed to UMaine football as preferred walk-on
Edward Little’s Grant Hartley takes off from Lewiston’s Garrett Poussard during Friday night’s Battle of the Bridge football game at Garcelon Field at Bates College. Grant Hartley had several other options, but the opportunity to play football at the University of Maine was too good to pass up. On social media Sunday night during the […]
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Brady selected as No. 1 QB by AP NFL panel
There is little doubt the QB any NFL coach or player would want leading the way to win a big game right now is Tom Brady. So it makes sense he was a nearly unanimous choice as the No. 1 quarterback in the league by an Associated Press panel. Brady received nine of 11 first-place […]
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Large family helped UMaine quarterback develop competitive nature
ORONO — Liam Coen, the University of Maine football team’s offensive coordinator, said one of the attributes possessed by new starting quarterback Chris Ferguson is his competitive nature. When you are the 10th of 11 children in your family, you have to be competitive. The redshirt freshman has nine sisters and a brother. “We’re definitely […]
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College Football: Redshirt freshman wins UMaine QB job
Redshirt freshman Chris Ferguson of Fort Washington, Pennsylvania, will be taking the snaps as the starting quarterback for the University of Maine when the Black Bears open the season on Aug. 31 against archrival University of New Hampshire. Ferguson Saturday morning was named the starter by second-year head coach Joe Harasymiak. He beat out graduate […]
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UMaine picks Ferguson as starting quarterback
ORONO — The University of Maine football team has a starting quarterback, and it’s not who most expected. UMaine head coach Joe Harasymiack named redshirt freshman Chris Ferguson as the team’s starter, the school announced Saturday. Ferguson will be under center for the Black Bears when they open the season Aug. 31 at New Hampshire. […]
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Patriots take Garoppolo in 2nd round
Patriots quarterback Tom Brady will be 37 in August and doesn’t appear near retirement, but Garoppolo, who says Brady is his favorite player, provides insurance at the position. Garoppolo and Brady are represented by the same agent, but have not met. Troy Mallett is the current New England backup, but there have been reports he […]
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Brady sprains left knee
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Tom Brady walked off the field under his own power. Several teammates didn’t think he was hurt badly when he grabbed his left knee after being knocked down.Yet the possibility that the New England Patriots might lose their star quarterback caused a scare at the team’s joint practice with the Tampa […]