CSN Log
December 10th, 2009, 12:50 AM
12-09-2009 11:43 PM
Three decades of excellence for Laycock
The captains of the William & Mary football team wanted to do more.
Sure, last Saturday’s 24-3 rout of No. 1 Southern Illinois on the road had elevated the Tribe into the semifinals of the NCAA playoff tournament, inched them one game closer to a possible national championship, and tied the school record for victories in a season with 11.
However, something was missing. Senior defensive end and captain Adrian Tracy grabbed one of the footballs used that afternoon, marshaled the other captains, and approached the man standing in the middle of a cold, muddy locker room.
“For you, coach,” he told Jimmye Laycock, extending the ball to commemorate Laycock’s 200th head-coaching victory. It’s one that officially thrusts him into college football royalty as only the 13th coach at the FCS level to experience such unbridled success.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/12/09/three-decades-of-excellence-for-laycock?blog=2#more5953)
Three decades of excellence for Laycock
The captains of the William & Mary football team wanted to do more.
Sure, last Saturday’s 24-3 rout of No. 1 Southern Illinois on the road had elevated the Tribe into the semifinals of the NCAA playoff tournament, inched them one game closer to a possible national championship, and tied the school record for victories in a season with 11.
However, something was missing. Senior defensive end and captain Adrian Tracy grabbed one of the footballs used that afternoon, marshaled the other captains, and approached the man standing in the middle of a cold, muddy locker room.
“For you, coach,” he told Jimmye Laycock, extending the ball to commemorate Laycock’s 200th head-coaching victory. It’s one that officially thrusts him into college football royalty as only the 13th coach at the FCS level to experience such unbridled success.
Read more ... (http://www.championshipsubdivisionnews.com/index.php/2009/12/09/three-decades-of-excellence-for-laycock?blog=2#more5953)