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Sprint Football?

EdgyTim

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Seems like Quincy is offering kids scholarships for Sprint Football? I know it's been a thing for some time now more out East but here? Not so much? What do we need to know about sprint football please?
 
Seems like Quincy is offering kids scholarships for Sprint Football? I know it's been a thing for some time now more out East but here? Not so much? What do we need to know about sprint football please?

Calumet College in Indiana offers it. I think the weight limit is like 180 to play.
 
Calumet College of St. Joseph was the first to offer sprint a few years ago.
I have a friend who works at CCSJ who pushed for this a few years ago to boost declining enrollment.
It worked, 65 students on the roster this year (plus cheer, dance, poms, etc).

I went and watched a game this past season on the shores of Lake Michigan
Super interesting dynamic on the field.
Felt like all 11 on each team were at the weight limit.
2 different styles: CCSJ Lots of running, with a passes mixed in. Bellermine just the opposite.
Alows for kids to continue playing tackle football competitively, when they would not even be D3.
 
Quincy University just signed this offseason a new head coach. Connor McGlaughlin (QND 2008) who coached for 4 or 5 years at Mendon-Unity was the inaugural HC for the Sprint FB team followed by Austin Bortle. Bortle did not coach a game.

Kirkland Burton signed on as HC this past March. Burton is a former QU Hawk football player (2013-2017) himself and was also on Rick Little's staff at Quincy Senior High School after college.

QU Sprint's 2024 Schedule

Record: 2-4

(L) 21-27 @ Bellarmine (KY)
(L) 26-48 vs Saint Mary-of-the-Woods
(L) 6-33 @ Calumet College of St. Joseph (Ind.)
(W) 35-19 vs Walsh Univ
(L) 14-19 @ Midway Univ (KY)
(W) 42-14 vs Oakland City Univ

Link to QU Sprint Football website: https://quhawks.com/sports/sprint-football
 
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