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 Rule Changes Draw Mixed Emotions From Football Faithful

Author: Jack McHenry The summer of 2011 left many football fans uncertain as a 132-day-long labor dispute dredged into August and threatened to shorten or cancel...

Tigers leap over Sagehens on Homecoming weekend

Author: Alex Nieves The Occidental football team, behind quarterback Tommy Edwards (junior), won a nail-biting game against Pomona-Pitzer in the teams' 114th meeting of their annual rivalry...

Sports in Brief Oct. 30

Author: Ryan Whalen Football (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) Coming off of a homecoming loss to Chapman, the Occidental football team (3-3 overall, 2-2 SCIAC) redeemed itself against...

Manning to Broncos a slippery slope for NFL

Author: Jack McHenry (Sports Columnist) For a moment, it looked like the NFC West was going to be the most exciting division in football. Peyton Manning,...

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...

Criticism of Cam Newton is unwarranted

Author: Dylan Bordonaro Although the Carolina Panthers continued to experience growing pains in Super Bowl 50, the organization has firmly established itself as a top contender...

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...