Head football coach Don Morel calls his freshman quarterback Liam Thompson a fighter.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Morel saw it three years ago when Thompson was a sophomore at North Central High School. Kevin Clifford \u201977 saw it as he was helping recruit Thompson to Wabash. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
The North Central College defense saw it during the first round of the NCAA Division III Football Tournament each time Thompson stayed on his feet and made plays that shouldn\u2019t have been possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cTape does not do him justice,\u201d North Central coach Jeff Thorne told Athletic Communications Director Brent Harris. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
So it was no surprise to Morel, the North Coast Athletic Conference Coach of the Year, when Thompson was awarded the NCAC Newcomer of the Year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s in him to be the best,\u201d Morel says. \u201cHe wants to be excellent in whatever he takes on, and he makes people around him better because of it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thompson is the first freshman to lead the Little Giants to a conference title.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s hard for a freshman to be a leader, but it\u2019s easy for older guys to follow Liam,\u201d Morel says. \u201cBeyond just football, I think he is going to be a great Wabash man. We are going to be extremely proud of him in 25 years.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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