Interesting conversation on Super Bowl coverage regarding the Patriots’ decision to run out on the field as a team in Super Bowl XXXVI. That introduction isn’t the form for today’s games. Did they take away the fun or recognition an individual’s experience in being introduced before the big game?  High school and colleges during football season generally stick with the tradition of the team running on the field. There is something electrifying seeing one our “stars” run on the field and receive their adoration from the crowd.

A number of players across the state of Virginia, including Charlottesville's Mason Sherry have committed or are signing on today to join the newly-created football program at Alderson Broaddus College in Philippi, West Virginia.

We’ve seen a number of smaller colleges in West Virginia make an impact on recruiting here in Central Virginia like Glenville State. But this is one of the more unique cases, where a program is being built from scratch.

Here’s a story on how, and why, that program is being developed.