ITHACA, N.Y. - Sprint football season begins as the Big Red travels to West Virginia to compete against Alderson Broaddus.
Cornell at Alderson Broaddus
DATE: Saturday, Sept. 14
TIME: 12:00 PM
SITE: Multi-Sport Performance Stadium
RECORDS: Cornell 0-0; Alderson Broaddus 0-0
SERIES RECORD: First meeting
STREAMING: Great Midwest Digital Network
STATS: GoBattlers.com
About the Big Red
Cornell finished the 2018 season with a 4-2 record that included victories over Caldwell, Chestnut Hill, Saint Thomas Aquinas and Post.
Cornell had 12 members from last year's squad named to the all-league teams.
Brooks Panhans,
Matthew Luebke,
Jonathan Klobus,
Will Griffen, and
Marcus Weeks were tabbed first team selections.
Alfonso Nazzaro,
Harold Green,
Peter Sanchez and
Amanze Udebiuwa were named to the second team while
Connor Ostrander,
Conrad McCarthy and
Colton Kotecki earned honorable mention honors.
Of the 12 who received honors, seven are on the roster this season. Panhans, Nazzaro, Green, Kotecki, and Udebiuwa all graduated in 2018.
Wearing More than One 'C'
The Big Red announced its three captains for the 2019 season:
Will Griffen,
Marcus Weeks, and
Jonathan Klobus.
A two-time All-CSFL selection, Griffen is one of the team's strongest returning players. Last season Griffen collected a total of 184 yards rushing, including three touchdowns scored and 112 reception yards, including 2 touchdowns scored. Also a beast defensively, Griffen ranked second on the 2018 team with 23 solo tackles.
Weeks was also a defensive force on the field totaling 21 tackles during last season.
Klobus served as an offensive lineman in 2018, making an appearance in every game.
Terry Cullen, The
Terry Cullen Head Coach of Sprint Football, has been a coach with the sprint football program since 1964, when he joined the staff with his father, former head coach Bob Cullen.
In his 54-year tenure, Cullen has an overall record of 239-220-11, and his record as a head coach is 182-157-7. Cullen has had two undefeated seasons (1982 and 2006) and won six league championships.
His title was endowed in 2001 and, in 2008, he requested to relinquish some of his everyday coaching duties to then co-head coach Bart Guccia.
About Associate Head Coach Bob Gneo
Cullen and his associate head coach
Bob Gneo are leading the team in tandem for the third season together.
Prior to his promotion, Gneo spent a season on the Big Red's coaching staff working specifically with Cornell's defensive backs.
In his first and second seasons sharing primary coaching responsibilities with Cullen, Gneo helped direct the Big Red to an overall 8-5 record.
About Alderson Broaddus
Alderson Broaddus announced their inaugural sprint football season in October of 2018. The Big Red will be the first team to line up against the brand new program in Philippi, W.V.
Up Next
The Big Red returns home for a welcome-back game at Schoellkopf Field against Penn on Friday, Sept. 20 at 7 p.m.
