Sedale Front Page of NYT Sports Section

Senior QB Sedale Threatt is the subject of today's front page on the New York Times sports section in an article called, "Not Much More Than Name Links Threatt, Jr. To Father". It goes over a lot of the ground that has already been covered by Bill Doherty in his fantastic piece in the Lehigh Alumni magazine, but it gives enough new tidbits to be a good read. (Although I always thought Sedale was a finance major, not a marketing major.)

I'd encourage you to grab a copy of the paper today to read it (or log into the New York Times to read it, which you can do if you're a subscriber), but I will highlight the following:

Lehigh Coach Andy Coen said that Threatt still struggled with his consistency, but that his athletic ability had prompted interest from scouts.
“One scout told me that coming from the [FCS] level, what you have to do is dominate at your position,” said Threatt, who is majoring in marketing. “I can see the field pretty well, but I know they’re going to want me to do more.”
Coen said: “I give the kid a lot of credit for handling things the way he has. We have our weekly conversations, and I always leave with a smile on my face.”

Look for the Yale preview tomorrow.

Comments

Anonymous said…

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Maybe he should be a stand-up comedian and forget his NFL dreams.

4:18 PM

Anonymous said…

Comments like that come from classic losers. How many times have you subjected yourself to the criticism of the crowd on your work? Probably never even wore jock. Honor to the person who has the guts to stand in the arena and take the blows. Disgrace to those who hide anonymously and throw stones.
-Ngineer

10:15 PM

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