Lafayette is in the playoffs!
Well, not exactly, but on the first weekend of a long offseason after another frustrating year on College Hill, I decided to go looking for some good news.
I found it by way of Colorado School of Mines, a Division II program that is playing in the NCAA Division II quarterfinals this weekend.
Do you know who the starting "Leo" linebacker is for Mines? One CHRIS BROCKMAN.
Lafayette followers will remember Chris as the outstanding strike linebacker for the Leopards in Art Link's first season as offensive coordinator. He was the team's leading tackler.
Big things were expected of him for 2015, but he never played a game because of injury. He could have applied for a medical red-shirt season but would have had to suspend his pursuit of a degree. He decided instead to finish college with his original class and play his final year of football elsewhere while going for a master's degree.
That elsewhere is Colorado School of Mines. And he's doing great. He was an all-academic selection in the RMAC on the study side.
The 225-pound Texan, who undoubtedly would have made a big difference in the Lafayette defense in 2015, has started every game for Mines. Mines is 10-2 as it goes to the game tomorrow (Saturday) aat Ferris State in Michigan. Mines is a top-20 team in Division II and has won nine games in a row to stand at 102.
Chris has 86 tackles, 12 tackles for loss -- both team highs -- and 5.5 sacks. He has one interception.
I know I missed him last year, just like I missed both Matt Rothrock and Brandon Bryant this year.
I'm pretty certain that the naysayers on the Lafayette Sports Fan Forum would be a lot less critical because the Leopards would have won considerably more than three games in the two seasons.
Those years are history. Congratulations to first-team all-league tight end Dylan Wadsworth and second-teamers Jerry Powe and Matt Mrazek. All return next year. And on to the weight room for everyone.
Oh, yeah, and go get 'em, Chris. We're rooting for you.
Chris had nine tackles and a sack, but the Orediggers lost 38-17 to Ferris State.
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