Taking A Trip Into History: Penn vs. Brown, 2008
By David Coulson
Executive Editor
College Sports Journal
Editor's Note: This is another in the College Sports Journal Classic series. This article dates to an October, 2008 encounter between Brown and Penn and takes a retrospective look at historic Franklin Field.
PHILADELPHIA, PA. — I am a sucker for nostalgia, so the idea of stepping into the past for a day was too tempting to pass up as I prepared for Saturday afternoon’s first-place Ivy League showdown between Brown and Penn at Franklin Field.
Considering that the site where Franklin Field sits has hosted Penn football games since 1895, I decided I would take an old-fashioned approach to covering the game.
My journey started at about 9:30 a.m. as I took a short trip from my home to the Hatboro train station for an hour-long ride to the Penn campus. I immediately met a couple on the train that, like me, were headed to Franklin Field.
“We have tickets to all of the games,” the man explained.
CSJ Classic: Sambrano Sends Montana To Title Game
By David Coulson
Executive Editor
College Sports Journal
Editor's note: This is an article from Dec. 12, 2009, describing the Foootball Championship Subdivision semifinal showdown between Appalachian State and Montana.
MISSOULA, MT. — Jimmy Farris just received some company Saturday afternoon in Missoula, MT.
For nine years, Farris - the former Grizzly All-American and NFL receiver — has lived in Montana lore for his 15-yard touchdown catch in overtime that lifted the Grizzlies to a 19-16 victory over Appalachian State in the 2000 semifinals at Washington-Grizzly Stadium.
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