Shannon Harris will be the first HBCU -Aluin to coach the Pro Football team to the American championship victory

On June 14, when the last whistle blew in the UFL championship game, DC defenders’ head coach Shannon Harris got the history books, he got the first HBCU-Alumnus to win a professional football championship in the US, the moment was the triumphant when his team passed the Michigan Panters.

According to Sports illustratedJordan Ta’amu, a former career -nfl -back -up and the UFL -attacking player of the year 2023, was mentioned The MVP of the game after completing 21 of 28 passes, throwing for 390 yards, four touchdowns and adding seven for 29 yards and one hasty touchdown. De Win Caps an impressive season for Harris, who received the Buddy Tevy Coach of the Year Prize from the USL in the week before the game after he led the defenders in interim capacity to the championship after the former head coach of the team, Reggie Barlow, corresponded to replacing Eddie George. George.

After the game ended, Harris was incredibly grateful for his journey, telling Sports illustrated“Ja, voor God zijn de glorie. En ik zou zeggen dat deze jongens hier, man, de coachingstaf, ondersteunende staf, ik bedoel, iedereen is sinds dag één op dezelfde pagina, sinds ik het overnam, en nogmaals, we rammelen het gewoon om elkaar heen, en het blijft gewoon zijn, we hebben veel fans, we hebben een aantal fans, we hebben een aantal fans, we hebben een aantal fans, we hebben een aantal fans, we hebben een aantal fans, we hebben een grote Fans back in the year.

Harris, who is also an alum from Tennessee State University, is a former Quarterback that once surpassed the future Dallas Cowboy-Quarterback Tony Romo when he was the quarterback in Eastern Illinois in an exciting shootout that won Romo’s team 52-49. In that game, Harris 29 of 43 went for 382 Yards, with five touchdowns and one interception; Romo was also not bad and completed 21 of his 36 passes for 381 yards and three touchdowns while he also thumping one interception.

According to the announcement of the UFL by Harris’ Coach of the Year Award victory, the strong play of the defenders has positioned Ta’amu as a finalist for his first MVP priceThe Quarterback led the UFL in Passing Werven (2,294) and passing touchdowns (17) while ranking number two in total (2,333) while liding the most productive attack of the competition, the defenders were the first in the total number of yards, with a post of 3,454 Yards in that category.

According to the announcement: “Harris led DC to a 6-4 regular seasonal record and earned a berth in the XFL champion match. His defenders defeated the St. Louis Battlehawks 36-18 Sunday to go to the UFL championship game of 2025. The most of the Harris, Die Verselies, Die Verschelies, Die Verschelies, Die Verschelies, Die Verschelies, Die Verition, Die Verition, Die Verition, Die Verited, Die Verited, Die, Det-Detie, Die, Det-Vel-Velatie, Die, Det-Velatie, Die, Det-Velatie, Die, Det-Velatie’s, Die. was. “

Although Harris might add the employees of Barlow to Tennessee State University after the conclusion of the UFL season, while during the press conference after the game, Harris cherished in the glow of his victory, he told reporters that “that still has to be determined and we still have a lot of meetings and we still have.”

He paused and glanced at Ta’amu and another player opposite the Quarterback before he closed his comments. “These guys here man, it would be difficult to leave these guys here.”

For the time being, Harris can at least cherish in the glow of his performance in the course of the UFL season and his place in history as the first HBCU alumni who wins a professional football championship in the United States while weighing his next movement during the UFL off season.

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