There already was a US college football player born in China By WILLIAM HENNELLY in New York | chinadaily.com.cn | Updated: 2021-02-08 12:46 Share CLOSE Jackson He of Arizona State describes his touchdown Friday in this screen grab from a postgame interview with ESPN. [Photo/chinadaily.com.cn]
Jackson He has made it to the College Football Hall of Fame.
No, it isn t for the Arizona State University (ASU) running back s on-field accomplishments, but it s something he would be equally proud of being the first player born on the Chinese mainland to play major college football in the US.
He, a backup running back, scored a touchdown in the Sun Devils 70-7 victory over rival Arizona on Dec 11. After scoring, he pointed to his name in Chinese characters on the back of his No. 32 jersey.
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Senior men’s distance runner
Andrew Kent broke the men’s indoor 3K school record at the South Carolina Invitational clocking in at 7:56.48 on Saturday afternoon.
Kent’s mark was just over a second faster than the previous record of 7:57.73 set by Nahom Solomon in 2019. The Atlanta native moved up past nearly half the field of competition during the second half of the race. This is the first individual school record that Kent has broken in his collegiate career. His time was just over ten seconds faster than his previous personal best of 8:06.63. At the time of publication Kent now holds the No. 10 mark in the country in the 3K.
Rumor has it Heisman was out for revenge, as Cumberland had embarrassed Georgia Tech’s baseball team (which Heisman also coached) earlier that year, beating them 22-0 in a game in which Cumberland was alleged to have used professional players as ringers. It’s thought Heisman ran up the score to 222 as pointed revenge for that 22-0 loss. College football teams were also ranked based on points scored, so beating up on a weak opponent was a good way to become a top-ranked team.
Strangest fact: Cumberland’s football team was primarily made up of law students. As the school no longer had a football program, they asked the baseball team’s student manager to recruit some players, and he asked his fraternity brothers and fellow law students. The manager, George E. Allen, graduated with a law degree and went on to be a “political operative and crony” for FDR, Truman, and Eisenhower. He was also named head football coach for the duration of that one game, which has to give him the
Jackets Stage Comeback Over Clemson, 71-69
THE FLATS – Freshman Loyal McQueen scored eight of her 17 points during a closing 11-0 run in the final three minutes as Georgia Tech came from behind to take a 71-69 Atlantic Coast Conference women’s basketball victory over Clemson Thursday night at McCamish Pavilion.
The win extended the Yellow Jackets’ winning streak to seven games, while Clemson has lost six of eight. Tech swept the season series from the Tigers and has won the last five meetings in the series.
In a game that Tech led by as many as 14 points, the Yellow Jackets (11-3, 9-2 ACC) found themselves behind 69-60 with 2:54 left in the game after Clemson (10-7, 5-7 ACC) had scored nine straight points. But the Jackets forced six turnovers in the Tigers’ final eight possessions to fuel the closing spurt. McQueen scored twice on fast break layups, including the game-tying bucket with 1:20 left, and hit a corner three during the run. Senior Kierra Fletcher scored the oth