The Jersey Benchwarmer's Guide to Sports

Over the past couple of seasons, the Seton Hall women’s basketball team has tried everything to make a return to the NCAA Tournament.  Despite the talent the team has had, it just hasn’t been enough to get them over the hump. It’s truly insane to think that with names like Faith Masonius, Azana Baines and Savannah Catalon, one would assume that they would have been in it again. Mind you, this team has been one of the better BIG EAST’s sqauds over the past few years.  The last time the Pirates appeared in the NCAA Tournament was in 2016 which of course was a while ago. However, head coach Tony Bozzella may have put together a non-conference schedule so good that it could be enough to get them into the tournament.  Introducing the official schedule that was announced last Thursday: 11/3 - Mercyhurst 11/6 - Indiana State (11:30 a.m. start) 11/12 - Fairfield 11/15 - NC State 11/17 - @ Auburn  11/23 - Rider  Paradise Jam: 11/26 - USF 11/28 - Baylor or Penn State...

Five years ago, my college journey began earlier than most.  While everyone was at the beach, buying stuff for their dorms or sleeping in until noon, I was heading to training camp for football. This time, I had a different role.  My time in high school football with Seton Hall Prep was… terrible. Putting it lightly, I was awful as a receiver. Seriously, I genuinely might have been one of the worst players in all of New Jersey from 2018 to 2020. During those three years, I dreaded going to training camp and in 2020, I knew my playing days were up. Despite having some aspiration to walk-on at the next level, that is not how it played out.  Instead, I took a unique path that I still look back at to this day. I decided I wanted to work for one of the best Division III football programs on the East Coast in Muhlenberg College. When August 11, 2021 came, I was the happiest I had been in years.  Now, why Muhlenberg? Why some private liberal arts college in Allentown, Penns...