GRINNELL COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Scarlet & Black Scrimmage

Monday, August 27, 2012

Scarlet & Black Scrimmage

On Saturday, we took to Rosenbloom Field and held our annual intra-squad Scarlet & Black Scrimmage. Both sides of the ball had highlights and we avoided major injuries, which is always the main goal. Official Pioneer Football Photographer Alysia Horcher '15 was, per usual, on hand to capture the event.

Barrett Morrissette '16 attempts to elude Clayton Desjardin '15 and David Ternes '15

Colton Feller '14 snaps during our FG competition

Sam Poulos '16 scrambles for a gain

Graham Fisher '16 lets loose on a punt with Brian Taylor '13, David Ternes '15 and Tom Brinkman '13 protecting

Danny Reynolds '15 avoids John Mertes '15

The Honor G

The Honor G, the official emblem of Grinnell College athletics, was first used at the Iowa state track championship in 1892. Designed by Earnest "Skip" Atherton, class of 1895, the original Honor G consisted of a scarlet maltese cross with a black "I and "C" (for Iowa College) superimposed on the cross. Two years later in 1894, the "I" and "C" were replaced by a black gothic "G", and the modern day Honor G was born. The gothic "G", which was also used on letter sweaters and is now used on letter jackets, was replaced by an Old English "G" in the mid-1930's. After some protest, it was quickly changed back to the gothic "G", and it has remained unchanged since that time.