Jake Russell
@CoachRussCville
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Head Football Coach of the Campbellsville University Fighting Tigers
Campbellsville, KY
Joined June 2017
The Holy Spirit Has Been Known to Become Contagious!! Josh Labelah, from Louisville, Kentucky, was Baptized Today with His Mother in Attendance - Thank You Lord for the Work You’re Doing within the Ministry of Campbellsville University & Fighting Tiger Football
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Couldn't be more grateful for this Opportunity. so thankful to Coach Luttrell, the staff, and the players at Union College - Excited to take KCU Football to new heights and transform hearts and minds along the way!!.
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This past week has been nothing short of surreal…the support has been overwhelming and this opportunity is truly a dream come true - We are extremely happy but far from satisfied…this is not the arrival, this is the take off . #BRICKBYBRICK #DAY1 #APEXPREDATOR.
Jacob Russell, Campbellsville University alum, is next head coach for Fighting Tiger Football. ➡️➡️➡️
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Jamal Davis Accepted Christ as His Personal Lord & Savior a Few Months Ago, but Wanted to Make Sure & Receive His Baptism Before Heading Home to California for the Break! Thank You to His Teammates & Staff for their Daily Devotion into His Life…Great Way to End the Semester!
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Huge Victory for the Fighting Tigers Tonight!! Proud of Dariyen Sample, & Overwhelmed by the Support & Encouragement His Brothers Showed
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Calm Before the Storm…1st Spring Practice Tonight - Time to Stack Some Bricks #BrickByBrick #Day1
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Fall Camp is Over!! I’ve Never Seen a Group of Coaches Push a Team of Players so Hard…Proud of How these Young Men Have Shown Up & Competed for the Last 19 Days #ALL
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What a blessing my time @ Webber International University has been for my wife and I both personally & professionally. but we are excited for the door the Lord has opened for us to return home to Kentucky, as I have accepted the Offensive Coordinator position @ Union College.
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Who’s Got it Better Than Us…NOBODY!! Thanks for Bringing Us Through Last Night Fighting Tiger Nations - Couldn’t be More Proud of Our Young Men - Showed a Lot of Character Last Night Against a Well Coached & Physical Football Team #BrickXBrick
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Because of the Amazing Support of Our Almuni & Family…We Were Able to Give Every Player in Our Program their Own Bible!! Thank You to All Who Made it Possible, Especially @jaymontgomery72, Who Headed Up & Organized this Project for Us
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The University is Putting On an Awesome Event for Alumni, Recruits, Player's Families, Community Members, and Most Importantly to Celebrate the Hard Work & Sacrifice of Our Players!! #BrickXBrick #Day1
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This Person Has No Affiliation w/ Our Football Program…Please Ignore Any and All Contact
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Great Way to Spend a Sunday Afternoon 10 Minutes From Campus
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Playing Career Speaks for Itself…1 of the Best Football Coaches I’ve Ever Been Around…An Amazing Godly Husband, Father, & Mentor to Our Players - Come Play for the Best D-Line Coach in College Football #BrickByBrick.
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Overwhelmed by the Support & Encouragement of the Fighting Tiger Fans & Families…This Loss Hurts for All, but We Have a Special Group of Young Men Who will Use this Pain to Accomplish Something Special this Season #BrickXBrick.
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Grateful for Every Last Person Who Supports Our Football Program in Any Way! Highest Gratitude for Our Player’s Sacrifice They’ve Made Over the Last 3 Months - Last Night was a Small Taste of How Special 2024 is Going to Be.
All the energy was in the building tonight! CU in the fall Finley!!
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So Proud of the Hard Work & Sacrifice Our Staff has Put Into Our First Recruiting Class. Looking Forward to Highlighting those Young Men Who Have Signed with the Fighting Tiger Family! #RestoreTheRoar24 #BrickXBrick.
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Closing Pre-Season Out with a Beautiful Saturday Morning Scrimmage. Hope to Never Take Walking Out on this Field for Granted 🗡🛡
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What an Awesome Celebration of Campbellsville University Fighting Tiger Football Yesterday! We Welcomed 26 New Family Members (More to Come 👀)…and Ended the Day the Best Way Possible!! So Proud of La’Darius Conner 🙌🏽
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What an Awesome Testimony! Been w/ Quan for 3.5 Years, and this is a Bittersweet Day. Going to Miss Him, but there's Nothing Better than Seeing a Young Man's Dream Become Reality through Persistence & Hard Work!! Love You Big Dawg.
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The NCAA or NAIA football team with the best record in each state this season:
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All Spring Practices are Open to Alumni, Coaches, and Fans! Clear Your Schedule for Our Annual Spring Game on the Night of April 18th, as We Celebrate the Hard Work of Our Student-Athletes & Look Forward to a Special 2024 Fighting Tiger Football Season! #BrickXBrick
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I Speak on Behalf of All Those w/in the Fighting Tiger Football Program When I Say THANK YOU!! So Many at Our University Working Tirelessly to Make Today an Awesome Homecoming Experience! Great to See So Many Fighting Tiger Alumni & a Huge Shoutout to Our Band…They Brought It!.
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The Pride & Passion of the Fighting Tiger Alumni Has Been Very Evident Since Day 1 On this Job! We Appreciate Jay Montgomery @jaymontgomery72 Sharing a Devotion w/ Our Team Tonight #ALL
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I Often Tell our Players & Staff we Represent Something Much Bigger than Ourselves as a Campbellsville Fighting Tiger. Visiting w/ Several of our 13 Head Coaches & 100+ Assistant Coaches Around the State who are Fighting Tiger Alumni Puts that in Perspective.
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Couldn’t Be More Excited to Announce We Will Be Honoring the 2014 Conference Champion & NAIA Playoff Participant Fighting Tiger Football Team at Our Game vs Roosevelt University, September 28th @ 12pm!! We Would Love to Have All Players & Staff…Details to Come #Guts&Fundamentals
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Extremely Proud of & Happy for Myles!! He’s Been a Great Player & Leader in Our Program the Last 2 Seasons & is Only Scratching the Surface of His Potential as a Football Player.
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24 Hours Later & I Can’t Thank All Those Involved Enough for a GREAT Celebration of Our Football Program, Our Recruits, & Our Fighting Tiger Alumni! It Takes a Lot of Different People to Build Something Special & There are a Lot of People @ CU Willing to Stack Bricks #BrickXBrick.
Energy was high tonight! Loved seeing everyone there this evening! CU in the fall for camp!
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Michael Jackson Delivering a Great Message to Our Young Men…Thankful for All those Investing Into this Ministry!! #BrickXBrick
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We Love Spoiling Our Guys!! Appreciate this University & All the Alumni & Supporters Who Make that Possible #ALL.
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Alumni - Recruits - Community Members - Families…Come See What We’re Building this Spring <> It Takes All of Your Support to Reach New Heights #DAY1.
🚨ATTENTION🚨. Class of 2023 / 2024 & Fighting Tiger Football Alumni Come Check Us Out This Spring! . #ApexPredator #TigerUP
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Great Football…Great Food…Great Fellowship - Beautiful Night to Celebrate Another Amazing School Year @ Campbellsville University <> Bring Friends & Family!!.
SPRING GAME | Come check out the Tigers tonight!. -Free Admission.-Food Trucks.-Inflatables.-And More!!. 🕕 7 p.m. ET.📺 #️⃣ #TigerUp
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Proud of Our Team’s Preparation for a Great 1st Road Test @ Bluefield…and Extremely Proud of their Willingness to Serve Our Amazing Campbellsville Community! Congratulations to Football Student-Athlete Nigel Nerese on Receiving the Ron Finley Scholarship!
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One of the Best Kept Secrets in the Coaching Profession is this Man Right Here!! Led a Special Teams that Had the Most Blocked Kicks in College Football Last Season! No One Gets Their Guys to #LockIn the Way Coach Beatty Does 🔒.
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Great Road Conference Win! So Proud of Every Individual Within the Program…Excited for the Battle of Highway 55 this Week! #BrickXBrick.
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Proud of This Team’s Willingness to Compete Against, but Also Love, Each Other…They’re Not Afraid to Have Some Fun Too!!
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Another Addition to the Staff Who Loves Impacting Young Men Through the Game of Football!! Huge Bonus that He’s an All World Offensive Line Coach & His Leadership of Our Strength Program will Prove to be a Difference Maker #BrickXBrick.
Chris Lane joins Football staff as Offensive Line Coach, Director of Performance. ➡️➡️➡️
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Proud of Each One of these Young Men & the Sacrifices they Make for Our Program. Huge Shoutout to their Teammates! While these are Individual Awards, their Teammates are Huge Part of this #BrickXBrick.
Auker earns Offensive Freshman of the Year, Tigers collect five athletes on All-Conference teams for 2023. ➡️➡️➡️
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Looking Forward to Seeing Our Guys Attack a Week of Preparation Following a Loss for the First Time this Season!! Homecoming Week is Always a Special Time @ Campbellsville, & We Need the Best From Our Support System as We Continue to Strive for History this Season!! #BrickXBrick.
#25 Fighting Tigers suffer first 2024 loss to Blue Raiders, 16-10.
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Colton Hissong from Bellevue, KY & Nate Monroe from Charles Town, West Virginia Made the Greatest Decision of their Lives Friday! Grateful for our Staff & Players Willingness to Put God 1st in Our Program - Great Group Joining Coach Gribbons @ Church this Past Sunday as Well!!
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THURSDAY NIGHT!! Football, Food, & Fun for the Whole Family…Support a Special Group of Young Men Who Have Been Doung Special Things On & Off the Field this Spring! . Football Alumni Please Reach Out & Let Us Know if You Will Be There - Enjoy a PreGame Meal for You @ the Pavilion
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BRICK X BRICK…Hope the Players Had 1/2 as Much Fun as Our Staff!! Huge Shoutout to the Best SID Department in the Country @zach_clements20 @bppierce16.
Prospect Camp!! Thank you all for coming out today!! 🫡🏈
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I couldn’t appreciate John more for spotlighting the eternal work the Lord is doing through so many amazing sports ministries in the region. how are you defining “success” within your program and life?.
Jake Russell @CoachRussKCU was a big-time high school football player. He set many records in college, But in his first head coaching job, at @GoKnightsFB he's where he's supposed to be.
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Everyone go kill that ACT tomorrow!! Trust your preparation - Don’t second guess your first answer - When in doubt pick B.
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A Great Learning Experience for Our Program on Exactly How Well You Have to Play to Win Against the Best Programs in the Nation! Excited to See Our Program Make that Next Huge Stride in the Closing Month of Our Regular Season #BrickXBrick.
Blue Raiders take Battle of Highway 55 over the Tigers. ➡️➡️➡️
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Too Much Talent in the 864 not to Recruit the Area! Where my Dawgs at?
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All Credit Goes to the Young Men in Our Program Willing to Sacrifice the Self for the Team! #BrickXBrick.
Tigers' offensive and defensive passing game gets them the win over the Phoenix, 34-16.
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2014 FIGHTING TIGERS!! We Need You to Show Up & Show Out as We Celebrate the 10 Year Anniversary of the 2014 MSC Conference Championship Football Team, this Saturday for our Game Against Roosevelt University. We’re Looking Forward to Welcoming Back a Group of Awesome Teammates!!
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“Surround Yourself w/ Those You Aspire to Be Like” - Hope These Guys Had as Much Fun as I Did Today!
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Proud of Anton 🙌🏽.
For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Jermiah 29:11 #pplwrd🚷 #goddidit🙌 #mybrotherskeeper #trusttheclimb @CoachAtwood23 @WithrowTigers @CoachKRJones
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Come Celebrate All the Hard Work & Sacrifice the Player & Staff have Made this Spring!! 2024 is Going to be a Program Changing Year #BUYIN.
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Please come support this amazing group of young men! Football Alumni we want this to be a great Homecoming Experience for you - please reach out & let us know you’re coming.
This weekend Grayson, KY is the place to be! The Knights take on #6 Keiser University for Homecoming! All football alumni please reach out to the coaching staff through this Twitter account or Coach Russell’s email: jfrussell@kcu.edu #SharpenTheBlade #HoldTheShield
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Tonight We Celebrate Our Player’s Hard Work & Usher in a New Era of KCU Football 🛡⚔️.
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Hard to Believe a Week from Now Our Spring Game will be Complete…Couldn’t be Prouder of Our Young Men’s Willingness to Push Past the Comfort Zone & Show Up Every Day and Compete! Still Bricks to be Stacked the Next 7 Days #BrickXBrick.
We're a week out 😈😤 Come out and support next Friday!!
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GREAT First 2 Days of Summer Workouts. the #ApexPredators are Separating Themselves!! 95 Days Until the 1st Game #BrickXBrick.
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Check Out Our H&W Online Apparel Store!! This Team Store will Stay Open for the Next 2 Weeks…Great Time to Get Your Official Fighting Tiger Gear for the 2023 Season!.
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PLEASE SHARE!!. Reasons We Fundraise.1) Maximize Campus & Community Outreach.2) Enhance the Player Experience.3) Enhance the Staff Experience.4) Meeting Needs of Our Football Program.
Fundraiser for Our 2023 Fighting Tigers…Link or QR Code Can Be Used to Access the Giving Page:. “Big Maroon Booster Club” for the “Who I Want to Support”Dropdown. In the Next Box Type In “Football - Locker Sponsorship” Followed by Locker # or Player You Would Like to Sponsor
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Congrats Coach Sanders! Honored to be a small part in a few of those wins 🙌🏽.
Beauford Sanders collects his 1,000th win in his 33rd season as head coach of Tiger Baseball! . #TigerUp
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I’ve officially accepted a position coaching college football in Florida. the young men and their families that I’ve had the privilege to work with over the last year have been a tremendous blessing & I want to say Thank You!.
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The Fighting Tiger Football Program is Launching a 10 Day Fundraising Campaign (July 8th - July 18th) for the Following Enhancements to Our Locker Room:. SEE DETAILS IN PICTURES BELOW. Thank You to the Best Alumni, Fans, and Support System in NAIA Athletics!!
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Great Preparation = Great Performance! #BrickXBrick.
Fighting Tigers win first game of the season, 56-0.
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Challenged Last January to “Buy In” to a New Standard of Work, Discipline, & Sacrifice - Relentlessly Pursued the Goals for Our 2024 Season, Long Before the 1st Game. 2 of these 3 Goals are at Hand Over the Next 12 Days, and I Can’t Wait to See Our Guys Attack this Opportunity!!.
Defense rules the day as Campbellsville holds off #25 Bethel.
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Often Imitated, Never Duplicated…We May be Stacking Bricks but There’s so Many People @CampbellsvilleU Laying the Mortar to Help Build Something Special.
Clements claims first-ever MSC Assistant SID of the Year accolade. ➡️➡️➡️
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Blessed to Witness @Lwoodside11 Go Through One of His Private Workouts for an NFL Team This Morning - One of the Original GunSlingers Is About to Fulfill His Life Long Dream of Becoming an NFL Quarterback
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Appreciate Everyone Who Supports Our Program & Allows Us to Provide an Unmatched Student-Athlete Experience…the Bye Week is a Great Opportunity for Alumni, Fans, Parents, Businesses, etc. to Lock in their Locker Sponsorship for the Year or Next 10 Years!!.
Fundraiser for Our 2023 Fighting Tigers…Link or QR Code Can Be Used to Access the Giving Page:. “Big Maroon Booster Club” for the “Who I Want to Support”Dropdown. In the Next Box Type In “Football - Locker Sponsorship” Followed by Locker # or Player You Would Like to Sponsor
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Looking for football coaches and players to go on a 12 day mission trip to Croatia/Serbia this summer (June 24-July 6). we'll conduct clinics in both North & South Serbia, do lots of sight seeing, & of course share our faith every chance we get - please contact me if interested.
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Fundraiser for Our 2023 Fighting Tigers…Link or QR Code Can Be Used to Access the Giving Page:. “Big Maroon Booster Club” for the “Who I Want to Support”Dropdown. In the Next Box Type In “Football - Locker Sponsorship” Followed by Locker # or Player You Would Like to Sponsor
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IT’S OFFICIAL!! A BLACKOUT @ FINLEY STADIUM!! Wear Your Black & Let’s Make this an All Time Great Atmosphere & Game Night for Fighting Tiger Football #BrickXBrick.
Saturday night. 7 PM. Blackout. ALL Taylor County & Campbellsville youth football players & families get in FREE with jerseys worn.
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Congrats to Coach Davis & the Men’s Golf Team!.
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Our Team Shop will be open through the end of the month! Please support our Football Ministry and the Young Men who make this thing special!
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Compete & Learn with an Awesome Staff of Coaches!! Nothing Better than a Friday Night Under the Lights #BrickXBrick.
We Are One Month Away / Mark Your Calendar . 2024 CU 🏈 Prospect Camp 🐅. 🗓️- June 14th. ⏰- @ 7pm ET . 💵- 40$ (CASH ONLY) . 📍- Finley Stadium, Campbellsville KY . 📋- REGISTRATION LINK .
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Great 1st Session w/ 2021 QB Connor Masters (CAL) @ Aspirations Gym! @connormasters8 @JCMasters8
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There’s a Lot of Big, Strong-Armed “Quarterbacks” Out There, but I Believe Some Guys Are Just Blessed with the Unmeasurable Intangibles and Feel it Takes to Play the QB Position at a High Level. The Lanter Brothers (Boyle Co) @reedlanter & @colelanterrr are Definitely Blessed
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Get Your Fighting Tiger Gear & Apparel for the 2023 Season…Store will be Open Until August 20th!.
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24 Hours Away! Great Football Players from All Across the Region…Can’t Wait to See These Guys Compete!.
We Are One Month Away / Mark Your Calendar . 2024 CU 🏈 Prospect Camp 🐅. 🗓️- June 14th. ⏰- @ 7pm ET . 💵- 40$ (CASH ONLY) . 📍- Finley Stadium, Campbellsville KY . 📋- REGISTRATION LINK .
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Congrats to Coach Miller & His Staff!.
Men's Track & Field brings out the brooms and sweeps the Indoor & Outdoor NCCAA Track titles!! 🏆
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FACTS!! I Knew My Role…Still Get Chills Thinking Back on the 44-42 Instant Classic Hours Before He Dropped 2 Bombs on Mississippi State.
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Fighting Tiger Football Alumni Planning to Attend our Homecoming Game this Saturday…Please Contact Coach @DomLewisCU at 606-687-7044 & We Will Get You a Ticket!!.
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The Sign Up Form will Stay Open Through the Start of Camp & Walk Ups are Welcome!! $40 Cash Only.
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Open through this weekend!!.
Check Out Our H&W Online Apparel Store!! This Team Store will Stay Open for the Next 2 Weeks…Great Time to Get Your Official Fighting Tiger Gear for the 2023 Season!.
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Great Work @ Aspirations Gym Last Night With 4 of the Most Talented GunSlingers in the 502 @connormasters8 (2021 CAL) @SethJutz11 (2020 Trinity) @DZaubi (2018 South Oldham) & DeMarcus Avery (2020 Western) #IronSharpensIron.
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Took in Some Spring Ball Last Night @ Ryle High School After Another Great Day of Work With @nathan_soden14 & @tyler_reusch
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Had to Pinch Myself a Few Times Today When Remembering This Kid is Only in 8th Grade - @TristenHawkins9 Can Be One of the Best 2022 QB’s in the Nation
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Good Luck to @connormasters8 & @nathan_soden14 at @RiseAndFireCamp in Chicago the Next 2 Days! Your Hard Work This Off-Season Will Come to Light. Coach Them Up @jimmyweddle.
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Couldn’t be more proud of these players for their work the last 4 weeks! 2.5 hours and we’ll see what all that work was for 🛡🗡.
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