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....

Sports in Brief – Week of Sep 17

Author: Ryan Whalen Cross CountryThe Occidental men's and women's cross country teams kicked off the season with the UC Irvine Invite on Sept. 7. Despite the...

Football beats La Verne to secure winning season

Author: Tim O'Donnell Though the Occidental football team celebrated Senior Day for its final game of the season, it was a first-year that led the Tigers...

From fútbol to football: Graves transitions to the gridiron

Author: Spencer Donaldson For years, Occidental football kicker Alex Graves (senior) defended the goal. Now, his only job is to aim between the goalposts. "I never imagined...

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 Today, though, the concept of loyalty has been replaced by a disgusting emphasis...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...

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,...

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....

City of Brotherly (Gangsta) Love

Author: Juliet Suess DeSean Jackson is a gang member. Or maybe he is just affiliated. Or maybe he just knows someone who is or was a...

NFL still has much to prove

Author: Ryan Whalen Last year, when former Ravens running back Ray Rice knocked his then-fiancée (now wife) Janay Palmer unconscious in an elevator, the National Football...

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...

Tiger Athletics goes all out for homecoming weekend

Author: Ryan Graff|Alex Nieves Homecoming 2013 // !function(a){var b="embedly-platform",c="script";if(!a.getElementById(b)){var d=a.createElement(c);d.id=b,d.src=("https:"===document.location.protocol?"https":"http")+"://cdn.embedly.com/widgets/platform.js";var e=document.getElementsByTagName(c);e.parentNode.insertBefore(d,e)}}(document); // From Friday night’s Athletics parade and Hall of Fame induction ceremony to the highly anticipated Tigers football...