HAMPDEN-SYDNEY, Va. -- Confident. Efficient. Passionate. These are just a few words that can be used to describe Logan Cohn '25. He is a fourth-year Tiger Football team member and three-year starter at Hampden-Sydney, starting 28 consecutive games as the anchor of the offensive line at center. In late August, Logan was one of five Tigers voted upon by his teammates as a team captain for this season, his first serving in the all-important team leadership role. Oh, he's also the reigning USA Weightlifting U23 national champion, as well.

Born and raised in Richmond, Logan began playing football at the young age of four and later became a standout wrestler at Benedictine College Preparatory, where he won a Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association (VISSA) State Championship in 2020, before placing fifth at the National Prep Wrestling Championships in 2021. He had opportunities to wrestle collegiately at bigger schools, including the Virginia Military Institute, but his love for football brought him to the Hill.

"I found a deep passion for football, and I knew I wanted to continue it," explained Logan. "I came down for a visit, fell in love with the school, and I didn't want to go anywhere else."

He has played on the offense at center for as long as he can remember. It's not the most glamorous role in the sport, but it is among the most important.

"I love playing offensive line. That grit and commitment to something bigger than yourself has always been bigger to me," said Logan.

Family is especially important to him, and the support he receives from his dad, Stephan; his mom, Heather; and his sisters, Gaby and Brody, is truly appreciated.

"My mom and dad taught me from a young age that you do what you have to do," explained Logan. "My dad worked with me so much on just being myself and doing the things I needed to do to get better. My mom has been the biggest influence in my life and has been there for me throughout everything. Her and my sisters being at every game and supporting me has had a huge impact on me."

Logan has helped lead an offense this fall that ranks second in the ODAC in total offense per game (383.9), third in passing yards per game (223.3), and fourth in both rushing yards per game (160.6) and scoring offense (31.1). He attributes a lot of the success to second-year assistant coach Max Beal, who coaches the offensive line and is also serving as co-offensive coordinator this season under first-year head coach Vince Luvara, who Logan has great respect for, as well.

"Coach Beal knows the odds and ends, and understands every technique," said Logan. "He's someone that I'm going to look at for the rest of my life, as I want to get into coaching eventually. I'll use everything he's taught me on and off the field, as he's a coach that you can go to anytime, anywhere … and he'll help you out.

"Coach Luvara has really came in and instilled those principles on how important it is to win. He does a great job every day getting us in game situations to push us and make us feel comfortable when we get in those positions. I really think that this program is going in the right direction."

Coach Luvara and Coach Beal each think highly of Logan, as well.

"Logan is the definition of a competitor," said Luvara. "He raises the level of everyone around him by the way he competes in everything he does. Logan is a national champion weightlifter, and he brings that championship attitude to everything he does. Guys follow him because of how hard he works and how he is the definition of a Hampden-Sydney man by being a good man and good citizen in every day of his life."

"Logan is a complete football player," added Beal. "His ability on the field as a veteran who has started many games is obvious, but his ability as a leader off the field is what really stands out. He has the utmost respect from his teammates and he works tirelessly in the offensive line room to bring the group together. As our center, Logan does a great job of making calls and getting everyone on the same page. He is attentive and is always giving pointers to young guys, as well as older guys, working to bring out the best in everybody. Logan will be sorely missed when his senior season concludes!"

Logan is a history major with a minor in law and public policy. He comes about it naturally, too, as both his parents and a grandmother were history majors. He currently works at the Tuckahoe Family YMCA in Richmond as a personal trainer, as well.

"I want to give back to the sports that gave to me growing up, because those have been the most influential things in my life," explained Logan. "I understand how difficult it could be not having a good coach or someone that you can go to and talk about problems off the field or outside the sport."

Much of his appreciation toward good coaching is from his time in the gym, as well, which has led him to his current status as the U23 National Champion in the 109+kg (240-plus pounds) weight class, a distinction he earned at 2024 USA Weightlifting Nationals Week in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania this past summer. Logan totaled 237 kg (522.496 pounds) for the two lifts: the snatch (103 kg—227.076) and the clean and jerk (134 kg—295.419).

"I found (my gym) Total Training during my senior year of high school, and I fell in love with it instantly," said Logan. "My coaches really instilled how important that was to being a good player on the field, and Olympic weightlifting became my individual sport when wrestling wasn't there. I fell in love with the competition … there is no feeling that you can describe after making a lift. Winning nationals this year put in perspective that, 'Hey, maybe eventually I can get onto a bigger stage, maybe the Olympics or world championships.' Throughout, I've looked back to football and see how important that experience was for my success on the field.

"My coaches really prepared me well. It was a little nerve wracking going up there, but I really felt at ease with my coaches there, and I ended-up winning the competition. It was just so humbling and I also attribute a lot back to my dad and mom because they instilled those hard work principles into me."

Bringing it back to Hampden-Sydney and football, a brotherhood in and of itself—not to mention the brotherhood that is the College—Logan fully appreciates where he is at and the opportunities that lie ahead for him.

"I know it's just a simple word, 'brotherhood', but it's so much bigger than that," explained Logan. "It's crazy how many connections you can make with this place that you wouldn't get at any other school. The brotherhood at Hampden-Sydney will always be so strong. You can go to anywhere and people know how strong Hampden-Sydney is, and it's instilled so many principles upon me."

Logan says he has no regrets and when asked if he had anything to add, he responds accordingly.

"For those that aren't sure about what school that they will be going to, follow your heart. If you are getting looked at by Hampden-Sydney, just come for a visit. You'll have the greatest time of your life. Do everything 100%.

"I'm going to miss this place for sure. It's dawned upon me the past couple of weeks that I don't have much time left. It's hard. Do everything you can in these four years and don't regret anything."

Logan will have one last opportunity to leave it all on the football field at home against conference member and archrival Randolph-Macon on Saturday, November 16, at 1 p.m. on Fulton Field at Lewis C. Everett Stadium. It's the 129th edition of The Game—the oldest small-school rivalry in the South—as well as Senior Day on the Hill.

Special Thanks to Hampden-Sydney Editorial Content Manager Alexandra Evans