Football

Occidental football alumni Bryan Scott ’16 signs as quarterback with the USFL Philadelphia Stars

Former Occidental football player Bryan Scott '16 recently signed with the Philadelphia Stars, one of eight United States Football League (USFL) teams, as their...

Former Occidental football players manage program cancellation

After Occidental's football program was canceled in October 2020, roughly half the athletes on the team transferred to play football elsewhere, according to former...

Occidental announces end of football program after 126 years

Occidental College President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced in an email to students, staff and faculty Oct. 13, that the college would be permanently...

Contested calls lead to football’s loss on the road

Occidental football narrowly lost 34–31 at Willamette University Sept. 21 in a game that saw nine touchdowns, three ejections and a number of refereeing decisions that, according to some Occidental...

Joshua Greaves and Julia Lindemuth pounce as The Occidental’s Athletes of the Week

Joshua Greaves Quarterback Joshua Greaves (senior) threw for 370 yards and four touchdowns Saturday, Sept. 21 against Willamette University. Occidental fell to Willamette 34–31. “The first...

Spring Ball creates opportunity for improvement and new leadership

Occidental's football team is back in action at Jack Kemp Stadium for their spring season, also known as "Spring Ball." According to NCAA rules, since taking a...

Oxy football to return for 2018 season

The Occidental football team is making a return, according to an email sent to administrators by President Veitch April 23. In the email, Veitch...

New football recruitment strategy paying off

When President Veitch announced the continuation of the football team in a community-wide statement Jan. 26, a key focus of the program moving forward was a...

MLB takes a knee

Saturday, Sept. 22, Major League Baseball joined the ongoing movement of professional athletes taking a knee during the national anthem. When the national anthem opened...

Oxy’s opinions on National Anthem protests

During a rally in Alabama Sept. 22, President Trump launched an expletive-laden criticism of National Football League athletes who protested during the national anthem, urging team...

Coach Cushman bring the basics back to Occidental

This August, Occidental's football team hired a new head coach after previous coach, Doug Semones, retired. Rob Cushman, entering his 39th year in the...

Bryan Scott ’17 catches eye of LA Times at USC pro day

The Los Angeles Times featured Bryan Scott (senior) following his performance at the University of Southern California (USC)'s pro day March 22. Pro days...