The Romantic Era band members Connor Kimball, Bryant Kimball, Colin Kimball, Parris Williams and Ben Griffith have all played in the rivalry game between Gannon University and Mercyhurst University.
Earlier this week, the band members talked about what it was like the play in the rivalry and gave predictions for Saturday’s noon game between the Knights and Lakers at Gannon University Field.
Erie Times-News reporter Duane Rankin caught up with Bryant and Colin Kimball to discuss a variety of topics. From Erie, Bryant Kimball is a senior safety at Mercyhurst College while Colin Kimball is a true freshman cornerback for the Lakers.
Daniel Tapscott hit Lawrence Coleman for 3 TDs in Gannon's 30-27 win./Photo by Jack Hanrahan of the Erie Times-News
Lawrence Coleman caught three TD passes in today's 30-27 win for Gannon./Submitted photo.
Legend has it Daniel Tapscott and Lawrence Coleman have been clicking in practice, but it hadn’t transferred into big-time production in the games.
That all changed today.
Tapscott, a redshirt freshman quarterback, found Coleman, a senior receiver, three times in the second half to spark Gannon’s 30-27 win at PSAC West rival Mercyhurst College.
“From Day 1, he and I have been talking about clicking,” Coleman said. “Every game, I tell him, ‘Let me get your number. Let me get your number.’ Today I got his number. Hopefully I can keep it and not lose it this time so it feels like a monkey has been lifted off our back.”
Don’t worry Lawrence. Tapscott has faith.
“I think I was little nervous about taking my chances deep and just throwing it up, said Tapscott, who had thrown just three touchdowns in Gannon’s first four games before matching that number today. “I got so much faith in Cole. I know if I just throw it up there, he’s going come down and make a play for me.”
Entering today’s game, Coleman, who played at Erie Community College in Buffalo, N.Y. before transferring to Gannon, had seven catches for 87 yards and a touchdown.
On Saturday against Mercyhurst, he had seven catches for 127 yards and three touchdowns against the PSAC’s third best defense.
Senior safety Bryant Kimball has started all 49 games he's played at Mercyhurst College./ETN file photo.
In a continuing series of Q&As with local players who are playing local college football, Duane Rankin caught up with Mercyhurst College senior free safety Bryant Kimball to talk about a variety of interesting topics.
A McDowell High graduate, Kimball has been a four-year starter for the Lakers. He’s made 209 career tackles and six interceptions in helping Mercyhurst go from having losing records to winning the 2010 PSAC title in just their third season in the conference.
Saturday at 1 p.m., Kimball and the Lakers (3-1, 1-0) will try to stay perfect in PSAC West play as they face Gannon (1-3, 0-1) at Tullio Field. Mercyhurst had won four straight against the Knights before losing to its hated city rivals, 14-10, last season at Gannon University Field.
The 5-foot, 11-inch, 172-pound Kimball will play in his last homecoming game for the Lakers on Saturday. He and Rankin discussed his time at Mercyhurst, his little brother, Mercyhurst freshman Colin Kimball, winning an Rock Erie Music Award and hair.
Hair?
