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Coach Marshall Turns Thursday Night Speech Over to Some 2022 Seniors

The Vikings find themselves in a strikingly familiar position with the same record as the 2022 season, which was a year filled with intense determination and remarkable achievements. That legendary ...
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Coach Marshall's Physics Lesson on Diamonds and Mental Toughness

All week, going back to last Saturday as we met in the weight room and then had film, we talked about toughness. Make no mistake, we were not the tougher team. I think we can all come to that ...
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Homecoming Tradition & Valpo Football's Standards Over The Generations

Most Thursday nights you get a chance to hear from me on a topic that I think is important, not only to you in your future lives but also in the program. But I also like to take the liberty of ...
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The Art of Being Surgical: Applying Precision and Focus in Our Program

Today I'm going to talk about focus. On Monday, I met with you guys after practice and I talked about this rivalry. I won't go into detail because they're going to post this publicly, and we don't ...
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The Power of Grit: How Perseverance and Passion Drive On-Field Success

Our conversation today is going to revolve around the word grit. So, does anybody feel brave enough to go ahead and tell me what grit means? I see some of you are like, "What the heck are we talking ...
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Patriotism and Brotherhood: A SEAL's Perspective on Patriot Night

Watch as Bear Handlon, Owner at Born Primitive, talks to the team about his experience as a graduate of Valpo High School, playing at Yale University, and serving in the SEAL team.
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Strong Roots: What Trees Can Teach Us About Leadership On & Off Field

Whether you know this or not about me, I am an avid reader, and some, probably my critics, would say I shouldn't have spent last week reading this book; I should have been watching more film, ...
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We're All In Over our Heads

Despite what people may think—I’m not one that really likes to share a lot about myself. I’m just not. I’d rather let other people take the glory for it. Call it humble, call it humility —I was just ...
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2024 Valparaiso Vikings Football Season Kickoff: Job's Not Finished

As the school year begins and the summer heat is fading (hopefully), the Valparaiso Vikings are gearing up for another electrifying football season. With the echoes of last year’s results still fresh ...
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The Importance of FAMILY in Our Program

This week's Blog is a change of pace with Varsity Defensive Coordinator, Coach Sam Bernardi reflecting on the importance of family, the bonds formed and sacrifices made by players..
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