ROCKFORD, Ill. - As Rockford College football coaches make final preparations for the 2011 season, one player from last year's team will be making the jump from the playing field to the coaches box. After a serious head injury last season, junior Ryan Marlow (Morris, Ill./ Joliet Township) will move from the playing field to the sidelines as a student assistant coach.
Rockford Register Star college sports reporter Jay Taft details Ryan's inspirational story in today's Rockford Register Star.