Football

College calls off 2017 football season following homecoming game cancellation

President Jonathan Veitch emailed the Occidental community at 7:40 p.m. Oct. 17 announcing his decision to cancel the rest of the 2017 football season....

NFL Returns After Chaotic Off-season

Author: Ryan Graff & Juliet Suess A 132-day lockout, free agent frenzy, various rule changes and pure fan-demonium are just some of the many developments that...

Sports in Brief, Sept. 25

Author: Ryan Whalen Football (1-1 overall, 0-0 SCIAC) The Occidental football team was able to capture its first victory of the season at home on Saturday. The...

Sports In Brief Dec. 4

Author: Ryan Whalen Cross Country NCAA Championships Junior transfer John Guzman dazzled spectators at the season finale NCAA Championships in the frigid weather of Hanover, Ind., taking...

Sam blitzed with controversy

Author: Juliet Suess Lobbyist Jack Burkman (Rep.) drafted a plan to deploy a “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy in the National Football League (NFL). It is...

Goodell fumbles again; Belichick, Brady gambit continues

Author: Dylan Bordonaro The NFL officially kicked off the regular season Thursday night as the world champion New England Patriots and superstar quarterback Tom Brady defeated...

Edwards finds a home with Tiger football

Author: Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves After a long journey, the signal caller takes the helm of the offense The football program at The Citadel, a public,...

Obama speaks out against ‘Redskins’

Author: Joe Siegal Let’s be clear: the word “Redskin” is a racial slur. It is a linguistic relic of a time period in which white Americans...

These bros ain’t loyal

Author: Juliet Suess Loyalty: A word that used to have meaning in sports. Today, though, the concept of loyalty has been replaced by a disgusting emphasis...

Coach-quarterback relationship elevates passing game

Author: Ryan Whalen When Occidental quarterbacks coach Darnell Arceneaux and quarterback Bryan Scott (junior) both arrived at Occidental two years ago, neither could predict that their...

Collins first Occidental football player to have number retired

Author: Alex Nieves|Alex Nieves Occidental College honored one of its all-time football greats by holding the first ever jersey retirement in the long and illustrious history...

Sports in Brief Oct. 23

Author: Ryan Whalen Volleyball (14-7 overall, 8-3 SCIAC) The Occidental volleyball team (14-7 overall, 8-3 SCIAC) continued its success last week, notching three victories against conference opponents....