Players say Ray Ruschel fits in with his teammates despite the obvious musical and cultural differences that come with such a big age gap.
A North Dakota junior college has a 49-year-old backup defensive lineman named Ray Ruschel. He is a freshman who is a year older than his coach.When North Dakota State College of Science suffered a heartbreaking loss in early September - foiled at the goal line as time expired in a jolt to their national championship ambitions - it was a backup defensive lineman who stepped forward with a pep talk to lift the locker room.
After nearly two decades in the Army and National Guard, Ruschel was working as a night-shift mechanic at a North Dakota sugar beet factory when he decided to enroll at the College of Science. The school offers two-year programs in manufacturing, skilled trades, health care, and the liberal arts. Instead, Ruschel has held his own and earned the respect of the other players. He now plays about a dozen snaps a game.
The college campus is home to about 3,000 students, anchored by its historic Old Main that dates to its founding in 1903. A recruiting brochure boasts of a 97% employment rate for graduates. Players say Ruschel fits in with his teammates despite the obvious musical and cultural differences that come with such a big age gap. On that bus ride to Minnesota, for example, Ruschel spent the hours scrolling through Facebook, listening to music on his head phones and "staring out the window mostly." No Instagram or TikTok for him.
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