FB: North Coast Athletic Conference

[Li'l Giant]

I just noticed that CWRU now has Wabash back on the schedule for the first time in years.

Great to renew the series.

CWRU loses some great players from last season, but will hopefully put up a good fight!

I'm excited for this. I remember fondly those playoff battles in 2007 and 2008. I have nothing but respect for CWRU and Coach Debeljak. I hope it's a great game.

[Little Giant 89]

Mr. Football is coming to Wabash.

https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/high-school/2025/02/05/indiana-mr-football-qb-position-winner-jackson-willis-picks-wabash-little-giants-recruiting-d3/78255934007/

[Dr. Acula]

That's a really nice recruiting win for the new staff.  The portal has made the recruiting process for HS players unpredictable to say the least.

[bluestreak66]

Finally found out John Carroll's non-conference schedule! We're opening at Waynesburg, followed by a trip to Johns Hopkins! If the team doesn't visit the crypt where the actual John Carroll is buried on the trip to Baltimore, I'm pretty sure that would be bad luck lol

[Onward on, John Carroll]

Finally found out John Carroll's non-conference schedule! We're opening at Waynesburg, followed by a trip to Johns Hopkins! If the team doesn't visit the crypt where the actual John Carroll is buried on the trip to Baltimore, I'm pretty sure that would be bad luck lol

I feel like if we drive to Baltimore and lose by four scores, the Mount Union fans won't be able to resist telling us "you could've stayed in the OAC and gotten an equally good butt kicking just 60 minutes away."

[bluestreak66]

Finally found out John Carroll's non-conference schedule! We're opening at Waynesburg, followed by a trip to Johns Hopkins! If the team doesn't visit the crypt where the actual John Carroll is buried on the trip to Baltimore, I'm pretty sure that would be bad luck lol

I feel like if we drive to Baltimore and lose by four scores, the Mount Union fans won't be able to resist telling us "you could've stayed in the OAC and gotten an equally good butt kicking just 60 minutes away."

they absolutely will   

[Whitecarrera]

Wooster Hire

Haha - Wooster hired a local HS coach.  Sure, he's an alum and has a little D3 coordinator experience, but I can't wait to see how this turns out!

[Dr. Acula]

9 yrs as Denison's OC is "a little"? 

[CollegeGolf18]

Yeah, I mean I don't think that is a crazy bad hire? He ran great offenses at Denison.

[Little Giant 89]

Wooster Hire

Haha - Wooster hired a local HS coach.  Sure, he's an alum and has a little D3 coordinator experience, but I can't wait to see how this turns out!

Interesting analysis given the resume of our current head coach.

[Whitecarrera]

And just like that, LG89 read my signature line and went, "doh!"

[Little Giant 89]

 

[wally_wabash]

I really like the Austin Holter hire for Wooster.  He spent a lot of years coaching with and learning from Jack Hatem at Denison who I think is a really good coach.  If he can get the Scots to play even a smidgen of defense, they can be a good team. 

[WABCOL86]

Just learned sad news on a Wabash football Alum.  Kurt Lightcap '83 has passed away at 63.  He was a starting OL on the Wabash "82 team that went undefeated.

Debbie Lightcap Roberts is with Kurt Lightcap.

With a heavy heart, I want to share this with you about the loss of my brother.
Our hearts are heavy as we announce the passing of Kurt Frank Lightcap, aged 63. He passed unexpectedly in Chicago, Illinois on April 22, 2025. Kurt was born in Valparaiso, Indiana on September 2, 1962, to Frank and Evelyn Lightcap.
He attended Valparaiso High School in Valparaiso, Indiana and Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana. He studied abroad at Oxford, London and later received his Master of Business Administration at Northwestern University. He played football throughout high school and college and took great pride in his senior year at Wabash, when the team went undefeated. His love and enthusiasm for sports continued throughout his life. He most recently was an assistant coach of the men's rugby team at Loyola University and enjoyed fishing and hunting. He also took great pride in supporting his nieces and nephews in their sports and activities.
Kurt had a diverse career in commodities and finance that spanned multiple locations and companies. He most recently was the Head of Operations at Plus500 US Financial in Chicago, Illinois. Though his career he also worked in the Financial Districts in New York and London. He was well known and well respected in this industry.
Kurt cherished spending time with family and friends and loved traveling. He was deeply loved and in touch with a great number of friends from around the country and abroad. Kurt and his wife of 28 years, Stacy, enjoyed traveling to Alaska, Fiji, Hawaii, and Mexico.
Kurt is preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Evelyn Lightcap, his father-in-law, Paul (Denny) Robertson, and his niece, Ashlee Duttlinger.  He is survived by his wife, Stacy Lightcap; his sisters, Gail (Carl) Schurman, Carol (Dave) Little, and Deborah (Eace) Roberts; his mother-in-law Susie Robertson, his sisters-in-law Wendy Solberg and Teresa Phillips; his nieces and nephews Chris Roberts, Erica Applegate, Derek Schurman, Erin Moore, Brett Roberts, Ryan Solberg, Nicole Solberg, AJ Elgersma, Paul Phillips, Shalyn Phillips, and Tyler Phillips; 11 great nieces and nephews and 3 great, great nieces and nephews.   
A visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 30th from 3:00pm-7:00pm at Dykes Funeral Home in Valparaiso, IN (2305 North Campbell Street Valparaiso, IN 46385). A funeral mass will be conducted at St. Paul's Catholic Church on May 1st at 10:00 am in Valparaiso, IN (1855 Harrison Boulevard Valparaiso, IN 46385). Refreshments to follow. A burial service will be held at a later date in Hawarden, Iowa. Contributions can be made to Wabash College, class of 1983 at www.Wabash.edu/give and an Endowed Scholarship in Kurt's name to the men's rugby team at Loyola University www.LUC.edu/KurtFrankLightcapMemorial.