Lane Napier joked that he wasn't ready to grow up in regards to his decision to return for a fifth season as a Bulldog. Napier is on track to shatter the GPAC tackle record he already owns.
Optimism abounds in the preparatory month of August for a 2021 Concordia Football team that league coaches have pegged for fifth place in the GPAC. The Bulldogs will kick off the season at Morningside.
In the 2021 GPAC Preseason Football Coaches’ Poll revealed on Monday (Aug. 9), the Concordia University Football team landed at No. 5 while totaling 62 points in the poll.
Concordia Football looks to build upon its 4-4 mark in 2020 behind 16 returning starters. The Bulldogs return All-American linebacker Lane Napier and first team All-GPAC running back Jonah Weyand.
Just in time for preseason camp, alum Grady Koch has been promoted to a full-time role on the Concordia Football staff. Koch takes the title of Assistant Football Coach / Head Junior Varsity Football Coach.
A second team All-American last season, Lane Napier has been named to the College Football America NAIA Starting Lineup this preseason. Napier is a four-time first team All-GPAC performer.
Having already been named to a CoSIDA Academic All-District selection, Concordia Football's Jonah Weyand has been upgraded to an Academic All-America selection.
Crete High School alum Jonah Weyand has his sights set on bigger and better in 2021. More than just a football player, Weyand has excelled as a leader and in the classroom.
First team All-GPAC running back Jonah Weyand has been named a CoSIDA Academic All-District award winner for his work on the football field and in the classroom.
For the third year in a row, linebacker Lane Napier has been named an NAIA All-American by the American Football Coaches Association. He landed on the 2020 All-America second team.
Every great athlete has a signature performance, that moment in time when people remember where they were as it unfolded. Fans in attendance at Bulldog Stadium on Nov. 17, 2001, surely recall the most unforgettable play ever made by then senior tight end Ross Wurdeman.
Budding running back Bryce Collins noticed the great success achieved by other Concordia athletic teams during the 2014-15 academic year. He wants a piece of it.