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The Hoya gridiron tradition began in 1874. Georgetown is a football-only member of the Patriot League.

Georgetown is one of only a few schools nationwide that did not announce recruits following national Signing Day on Wednesday, and fans may wait as late as May for an official list from the coaching staff. Instead, follow the unofficial count on the links to the left.

To the newest signees and their families, welcome.

Former Georgetown quarterback James Brady has officially transferred to UNH, according to press reports. Brady left the team in mid-season.

Brady is one of three quarterbacks that will compete in the spring for the Wildcats' starting job, according to Seacoast Online.com.

In the midst of Internet chatter about Pitt and Big 10 expansion, a reader asks an ESPN correspondent why Georgetown is not mentioned for future Big East expansion.

"Sounds good on paper, but in reality Georgetown's program is really struggling at the FCS level," responds ESPN's Brian Bennett. "The Hoyas went 0-11 this past season and are just 5-38 since 2006. And my understanding is the school has had issues with its on-campus stadium."

The Norfolk Virginian-Pilot reports that Old Dominion officials have cancelled the remaining three years of games with Georgetown in favor of a series with Hampton University from the MEAC. The Monarchs were scheduled to play at Multi-Sport Field as one of Georgetown's five home games this season, likely bringing the largest road crowd of the season.

"ODU football doesn't need games against teams like Georgetown anymore," writes reporter Rich Radford. Georgetown officials have not commented on the decision. The decision marks the second prominent opponent to have dropped a series with Georgetown, following the announcement that Richmond chose to cancel the two remaining games in that series through 2012.

At this time, no schools have stepped forward to announce a date with the Hoyas for either game this fall, as most 2010 schedules have long since been filled. At present, Georgetown has only nine games for its 2010 schedule.

Thirty Georgetown lettermen from the 2009 team were selected to the Patriot League Academic Honor Roll, which recognizes players with a grade average of 3.20 or above.

Georgetown's 30 selections were one short of Bucknell's 31, followed by Holy Cross (26), Fordham (23), 20 each from Lafayette and Lehigh, and five at Colgate.

The selections are as follows:

Class of 2010
Zach Barbiasz (Government, 3.25)
Brooks Caston (Government, 3.33)
Rick Cosgrove (Finance, 3.53)
Richard Hussey (Government, 3.33)
Brian Josephs (Management, 3.27)
Matt Kinnan (Accounting, 3.84)
Robert Lane (Marketing, 3.33)
Dan Matheny (Management, 3.42)
Kelvin Moses (Sociology, 3.40)
Jared Myers (Finance, 3.33)
Chudi Obianwu (Physics, 3.35)

Class of 2011
ShaBazz Kelton (Business Admin., 3.27)
Gyasi Parrish (Undeclared, 3.40)
Patrick O’Donnell (Sociology 3.29)
Geoffrey Schnorr (Healthcare Management, 3.63)
Dan Semler (Undeclared, 3.33)

Class of 2012
Chris Bisanzo (Undeclared 3.27)
Scott Darby (Undeclared 3.42)
Drew Herma (Undeclared 3.67)
Ed Hesselgren (Undeclared 3.40)
Jeremiah Kayal (Undeclared, 3.20)
Wilburn Logan (Undeclared, 3.42)
Mike McIntyre (Undeclared, 3.47)
Kyle Miller (Undeclared, 3.41)
Rick Rattay (Government, 3.47)
Tucker Stafford (Undeclared, 3.25)

Class of 2013
Fino Caliguire (Undeclared, 3.20)
Ian Gaston (Undeclared, 3.42)
Andrew Maliska (Undeclared, 3.27)
Michael Tucker (Undeclared, 3.44)

Another member of the Hoyas' Sun Bowl team has passed away.

Lou Surman (C'50), a receiver and punter from 1946-1949, died Jan. 27 in Peabody, MA. Following graduation from Georgetown in 1950, Surman taught for 42 years in the Peabody school system.

As a punter for the Hoyas, Surman's 38.1 yard career average is tied for second in school history, with a high of 39.4 yards per game in the Hoyas' run to the Sun Bowl following the 1949 season.

Georgetown president Jack DeGioia reaffirmed his support for football in a recent news conference with the campus press.

Excerpts from the meeting were included in the HOYA's blog, Saxaspeak, was titled "DeGioia Comments On Construction, Scholarships, Football", but it turns out the three issues were not related, at least for this meeting.

As to football, where there has been rising irritation by students over the program's recent performance, DeGioia responded, in part, as follows:

"We have built that program over the course of many generations...It was a disappointing season, but we've been at this awhile. We have a sense of what it takes to be more competitive. We're just going to stay at it, work hard at it, and try to ensure that we are in a place where we can be more competitive to provide that much better of an experience for our team.”

This site would like to take this opportunity for our readers to strongly consider joining the Georgetown Gridiron Club, the official support organization of Georgetown Football.

A growth in support is essential for Georgetown to even hope to compete with schools with budgets and facilities that far exceed that which exists on the Hilltop today. Your tax-deductible gift is important not only for Georgetown football, but class fund totals, parents fund totals and overall Annual Fund giving.

Today's support is a vital part of tomorrow's Georgetown Football.

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