No one is more excited about the upcoming season than Bobby Ross. And, yes, he knows all about his new team’s recent struggles. “I still have the energy so I might as well use it,” says the 67-year-old head coach, who received the nation’s longest losing streak as a welcome back gift. Ross became the 34th head football coach at the United States Military Academy in December. He returns to the sidelines after a four-year hiatus from coaching – 12 years out of the college game – to face possibly the biggest challenge of his illustrious career. Along with the 15-game slide, Ross inherits the nation’s worst rushing attack, attached to the 115th-ranked offense. The Black Knight defense wasn’t much better, ranking 111th. Last year’s winless campaign has the dubious honor of being the first 0-13 season in Division I history. But even after watching game film of 14 mishandled
Continue Reading
This article is available to American Football Quarterly subscribers.
Get instant digital access to this issue and the complete archive.