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Posted by Ric 5/7/08
Former Mount Union quarterback Jim Ballard has been named to the 2008 College Football Divisional Hall of Fame, according to the National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF). The 2008 class will be inducted into the College Football Hall of Fame during the Enshrinement Festival this summer in South Bend, IN. During his college career, Ballard was a two-time First-Team All-America (92-93), broke 17 Division III records and threw for 8,270 yards and 93 touchdowns. He was a two-time recipient of the Mike Gregory Award, which is given to the Ohio Athletic Conference’s top offensive back, and was a two-time All-Conference selection. Ballard led Mount Union to its first football national championship in 1993 and won the first Gagliardi Trophy, recognizing the Division III Player of the Year. During his 10-year professional career, the Ohio native played in the National Football League, Canadian Football League and the Arena Football League and led the Scottish Claymores to an NFL Europe World Bowl title in 1996. Inducted into the Scottish Claymores Hall of Fame in 2001, Ballard currently serves as the commissioner of the Continental Indoor Football League in North Canton, Ohio.
Posted by Ric 5/3/08
The latest Raiders Newsletter is now available here. This one is packed with information, including a look senior profiles, spring practice, the Larry Kehres Football Camps and the M-Club Golf Outing, among other things. The Raiders Newsletter is written and distributed by players and coaches of the Mount Union football team.
Posted by Ric 4/27/08
Mount Union wide receiver Pierre Garcon was selected in the sixth round of the NFL Draft today by the Indianapolis Colts with the 205th overall pick.
Garcon is the first modern era Purple Raider, and the second overall, to be drafted into the NFL. In 1948, running back Vince Marotta was taken by the New York Giants with the 236th overall pick.
Garcon is Mount Union's all-time leader in receptions with 202 and the Ohio Athletic Conference career leader in touchdown catches with 47. He received All-America honors and was twice named the OAC's Ed Sherman Award winner as the conference's best receiver. Garcon finished his collegiate career (both Mount Union and Norwich) with 246 receptions for 4,380 yards and 65 total touchdowns.
Posted by Ric 4/22/08
The Mount Union College Sports Information Director's office has posted its 2008 Purple Raider Football Preview. You can read it here.
Posted by Ric 4/4/08
A new edition of the Raiders Newsletter is now available here. You will get an update on some past players in this month's edition. The Raiders Newsletter is written and distributed by players and coaches of the Mount Union football team.
Posted by Ric 3/27/08
The Purple Raiders begin spring football practice tonight at 8:00 p.m. at Mount Union Stadium. Each NCAA Division III institution is allowed 16 spring practices and Mount Union has tentatively scheduled its to begin tonight and finish on April 25th. Unlike Division I spring practices, pads are not allowed. If you're traveling to attend a practice its advised you contact the Athletic Department to confirm their have been no changes to the schedule.
Posted by Ric 3/1/08
Start times have been announced for Purple Raider football games in 2008. The regular season kicks off at 1:30 p.m. on September 6th against St. John Fisher at Mount Union Stadium, followed by an evening tilt against Ohio Northern in Alliance the following week. The rest of the contests will all start at 1:30 p.m. with the exception of the week four game at Baldwin-Wallace, which will kickoff one half hour later. Mount Union has five home and five road contests in 2008. You can see the entire regular season schedule here.
Posted by Ric 2/14/08
A new edition of the Raiders Newsletter is now available here. This month we take a look back at 2007, as well as have updates on some ex-Raider coaching changes. The Raiders Newsletter is written and distributed by players and coaches of the Mount Union football team.
Posted by Ric 2/2/08
Mount Union wide receiver Pierre Garcon returned a punt 62 yards for a touchdown today in the "Texas vs. the Nation" all-star game played at the Sun Bowl in El Paso, TX. Team Texas won the game 41-14.
Garcon led Team Nation with three catches covering 23 yards. He is Mount Union's all-time leader in receptions with 202 and the Ohio Athletic Conference career leader in touchdown catches with 47. Later this month he will also participate in the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis.
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