Jared Bernhardt — the reigning winner of the Tewaaraton Award, college lacrosse’s version of the Heisman Trophy — has not meaningfully picked up his stick since Maryland fell to Virginia in the NCAA championship game against Virginia on May 31.
But there is a good reason for Bernhardt’s lacrosse inactivity. The former attackman has switched to football and is leadingDivision II Ferris State, located in Big Rapids, Michigan, as its quarterback.
“I kind of still had that feeling that I was going to go back and do it,” said Bernhardt, who had joined the Bulldogs in summer 2020 but returned to the Terps after the football season was canceled by concerns over the coronavirus pandemic.