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'I'm having a blast': 49-year-old college freshman makes football team
‘I’m having a blast’: 49-year-old college freshman makes football team
By Jack Wallace and Jordan Gartner
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 8:55 PM EDT
FARGO, N.D. (KVLY/Gray News) - Usually, a college freshman making the football team isn’t the talk of the campus, but that’s not the case at a school in North Dakota.
The North Dakota College of Science Wildcats said 49-year-old Ray Ruschel has joined their undefeated football team.
KVLY reports Ruschel is an active-duty North Dakota Army National Guard member. Ruschel said he has been a part of that team for 17 years before being welcomed to this team.
“They’ve all been very receptive of me coming in and playing,” Ruschel said. “At first, they thought I was another football coach on our first day of camp. And whenever I got in line for pads, they were like ‘wait a minute, you’re playing?’”
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By Jack Wallace and Jordan Gartner
Published: Sep. 9, 2022 at 8:55 PM EDT
FARGO, N.D. (KVLY/Gray News) - Usually, a college freshman making the football team isn’t the talk of the campus, but that’s not the case at a school in North Dakota.
The North Dakota College of Science Wildcats said 49-year-old Ray Ruschel has joined their undefeated football team.
KVLY reports Ruschel is an active-duty North Dakota Army National Guard member. Ruschel said he has been a part of that team for 17 years before being welcomed to this team.
“They’ve all been very receptive of me coming in and playing,” Ruschel said. “At first, they thought I was another football coach on our first day of camp. And whenever I got in line for pads, they were like ‘wait a minute, you’re playing?’”
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