Co-captain J.P. O'Connor and the Harvard wrestling team were honored for their academic achievements.
It may not be a huge surprise coming from Harvard, but some of the Crimson’s top athletes have recently been recognized for their work in the classroom.
As if he hasn’t racked up enough honors so far, NCAA champion wrestler J.P. O’Connor was named to the NWCA All-Academic wrestling team for the third time in his college career. The co-captain has also been named EIWA Wrestler of the Year, co-Ivy League Wrestler of the Year, and Academic All-Ivy in his senior year alone.
Head football coach Tim Murphy will travel overseas as part of the 2010 USO/Morale Entertainment Coaches' Tour
Tim Murphy is no stranger to sharing his football knowledge. But this spring, he’ll be teaching a very different audience—that of America’s deployed troops.
Murphy, who is entering his 17th season at the helm of the Harvard football team, is one of five coaches selected to be a part of the 2010 USO/Morale Entertainment Coaches’ Tour. He will be traveling, along with four other American coaches, to Germany and southwest Asia starting May 23 to visit with troops stationed in both locations.
James Williams could soon be getting the chance to suit up at Raymond James.
After not being selected in this weekend’s NFL Draft, the Harvard star left tackle has signed an undrafted free-agent contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, where he will compete with three other undrafted free agents to make the team as a backup offensive lineman.
Football got a head start on the 2010 season with Saturday’s annual intrasquad spring game. The scrimmage provided some answers, but raised even more questions, and it seems like a quarterback battle will once again be taking center stage this September.
The Back Page sat down with Harvard coach Tim Murphy after the game, and here’s what he had to say on the return of Andrew Hatch, the rebuilding of the offensive line, and more.
Junior Owen Thomas, one of the University of Pennsylvania’s recently-elected football captains, was found dead in his off-campus apartment around 2 p.m. this afternoon.
The Allentown, Pa. native passed away from unknown causes, but the Daily Pennsylvanian reports that no foul play is suspected. Thomas, a second-team All Ivy selection at defensive end this past season, recorded a team-high six sacks—good for second in the league—and helped lead the Quakers' defensive unit to No. 1 in the nation in total defense and scoring defense, according to the Penn Athletics website.
Thomas, whose older brother Matt played football for the Quakers and graduated in 2002, was enrolled at Wharton.
