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Crusaders Poised to
Kick Off New Era
Excitement builds with
scholarships, increased media
and renewed rivalries
By Mark Sullivan
O
n the wall of Head Football Coach Tom Gilmore's
office is an aerial photo of Fitton Field bursting
at the seams for the last game against Boston
College in November 1986. If Coach Gilmore has
his way, that level of football fervor will be returning
to Holy Cross to stay.
When it was announced earlier this year that Holy
Cross will renew its series with classic rival BC,
football fans across New England cheered. Four
years from now when the Crusaders once again
take to the gridiron against the Eagles, Gilmore
says, "I suspect the tickets will be hard to come by."
The addition to the schedule of Boston College
(in 2018 and 2020) and the University of
Connecticut (in 2017) — both teams are in the
Football Preview
Wide receiver
Kalif Raymond '16
(Lawrenceville, Ga.)
breaks up field after
making a catch.
