Another Superstar off the scrapheap at WPUNJ

When I was at William Paterson a small dynamic guard named Horace Jenkins lead the Pioneers to the Division III Final Four, now they have a star with a similar story. Junior Guard Corey Chandler's journey to redemption has taken to William Paterson and as a graduate I could not be happier. I hope Chandler story ends the same way as Jenkins with a trip to the Final Four. 

Professional Tailgating: The Homecoming Edition

Instead of taking in Rutgers game vs. Ohio, the OTWT Tailgating crew returned home to William Paterson University. It was homecoming in Pioneerville and the Pioneers defeated Brockport 35-23. Here are some of the sites from the game.

What I saw on Saturday

...what I'm used to seeing on most Saturday. There is a big difference.

 The Pioneer coaching staff decked out in their orange

William Paterson's Dawys German  scores a touchdown during the game German finished the day with 157 yards rushing, 69 receiving and three touchdowns.

Maybe this guy will be a future coach at his parents old school 

 I did not know the Edmonton Eskimos of the CFL where now part of the NJAC

William Paterson might need a QB

Approximately four years ago Don Bosco QB Matt Simms was the talk of the New Jersey high school football, fast forward to today and he might be a player without a program.

Simms started his career at Louisville after being a sought after recruit. But that relationship did not last long. In Aug. 2008, U of L suspended the redshirt freshman quarterback for four games for an undisclosed violation of team. After the incident and not being named starting QB, Simms left the program and head out west to El Camino Junior College in California.

After having a great year in JC, Simms signed with then University of Tennessee head coach Lane Kiffan. Reports out of the great state of Tennessee, stated that Simms was chosen over fellow JC QB Cam Newton, that turned out well. During this season Simms has not been that good and has now lost his job to true freshman Tyler Bray. Simms did not take too kindly to being replaced during the South Carolina game a couple of weeks ago: "I had no idea that I was going to get taken out of the game for that. I was playing really well. Extremely well. Probably the best game I've played all year. It's rough but hey, they made a decision and they stuck with it," according to USA Today. Bray ended up starting last week against Memphis and appears to be headed for a long run as the UT starting qb.

So after all that hype at Bosco, Simms looks like a player without a starting job. As a alumni of William Paterson University, I think that Simms would look good in the orange and black.There are many positives to him heading there, he will not have to sit out next year because its a Division III program and its really close to his home town as Rampo. Hey nothing else has worked out for Simms, so why not head back toward home.