The Indianapolis Colts are playing some great football. After beating the Tennessee Titans on Sunday night, and running their record to 5-0, the Colts look like Super Bowl contenders again this year. Hot starts are becoming the norm in Indianapolis. This is the fifth time in the last seven years they’ve started the season with five consecutive wins. Winning in September and October has become a Colts tradition.
Another tradition with the Colts has been supporting the Carson Scholars Fund. Carson Scholars is an organization started by Dr. Ben Carson and his wife Candy. Dr. Carson is a world renowned pediatric neurosurgeon at Johns Hopkins in Baltimore, and his foundation awards scholarships to outstanding students from 4th to 11th grade. To qualify, a student must have a 3.75 grade point average and be actively involved in community service. The Colts began supporting the Carson scholars when I was there, and new coach Jim Caldwell has continued to do so. The Indianapolis chapter had their banquet on Monday night and there were 82 scholarship winners present.
Congratulations to the students and thanks to the Colts for their continuing support of the Carson Scholars Fund. It’s one of the reasons I really enjoyed my time with the Colts – it’s an organization that not only wants to provide great football for its fans, but also one that reaches out to the community as well.
