Football
Retelling the narrative arc of Penn football's 2015 championship
As the opening credits appear to the tune of the music score, Ray Priore is readying for his first season as head coach of the Penn football team, his 29th year as part of the staff.
Jacobson | End the Ivy football postseason ban
The preseason hype surrounding Penn football is unreal – 13 returning starters from a championship team will do that.
Nowlan | Homecoming weekend was the pinnacle of the fall 2015 season
I’ve had the privilege of writing for the Daily Pennsylvanian for two full years now, and one particular date is seared into my brain: November 7, 2015. That particular day, undoubtedly, was the most entertaining of my Penn career thus far.
Class of 2020 football recruit ready to make an immediate impact
A lot of athletes might say they were born to play their respective sport. But a kid related to both the NCAA’s Division I-A single-season touchdown passing record holder and the winningest quarterback in Stanford history might have a slightly better argument. Such is life for California native and safety Conor O’Brien, who is one of 29 recruits joining Penn football’s Class of 2020 looking to help the Quakers begin their title defense. Needless to say, O’Brien needed no help being introduced to the sport.
Football's promising Class of 2020 hails from across the country
The University of Pennsylvania football team will be welcoming 29 members of the Class of 2020 onto their team this coming fall. The new student-athletes — sixteen defensive players, 12 offensive players and one kicker — hail from 13 different states.
Former NFL lineman Justin Tuck announces plans to attend Wharton for MBA
At a press conference formally announcing his retirement from the NFL, two-time Pro Bowl lineman Justin Tuck revealed his plans to attend Wharton to pursue an MBA starting this fall.
Q&A with Oakland Raiders signee Ryan O'Malley
Last Saturday, Penn football tight end Ryan O'Malley signed as an undrafted free agent with the Oakland Raiders.
Penn football's Ryan O'Malley signs with Oakland Raiders
Ryan O’Malley, a tight end who completed his senior season with Penn football last fall, was signed by the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent Saturday. After going unselected in the seven rounds of the NFL draft, the New Jersey native agreed to an undisclosed contract with the AFC West team.
Buchta | The coming ban on tackling at in-season practices represents Ivy ideals in action
The vote by the eight Ivy League football coaches to end tackling at in-season practices is Penn Athletics' philosophy in action.
Penn football ready for likely ban on tackling at in-season practices
For Penn football, and the other seven Ivy League programs, two questions remained unanswered: Will the coaches’ proposal to eliminate tackling from regular season practices be passed? And if it does, what effect will it have on the players?
Spring Game offered familiar foe for Penn football
For a few, sunny hours on Franklin Field, Penn football was back on Sunday. Capping off spring practices for the Quakers, the two-hour Spring Game gave alumni and students a glimpse of what the Red and Blue would look like once their quest to defend the Ivy title begins in September. “We don’t get to play many games so coming out here, even if it’s our own players, going aggressive and being able to tackle, it’s awesome for us,” junior quarterback Alek Torgersen said.
Penn football to run Be the Match bone marrow drive at Houston Hall
The game of football tends to dominate a lot of conversation around Franklin Field, but the game of life is so much more important.
Penn football announces 2016 schedule
Penn football announced the 2016 slate of games it will play in the quest to repeat last year’s Ivy title-winning campaign.
Penn football players hit the weight room — and raise money in the process
But now, following a nationwide change in the structure of the Uplifting Athletes organization allowing teams to raise money for multiple rare diseases, Penn will be taking its fundraising efforts to the next level.
Ivy League football coaches move to end tackling for in-season practices
Last week, at their annual meeting, the Ivy League’s eight head football coaches unanimously made an unprecedented decision to eliminate tackling from all regular season practices.
Transfer athletes adjust to new life at Penn
Better late than never. For Penn Athletics, the timeless idiom has never been more true, as several transfer students have found their respective ways to 33rd Street and quickly made an impact on the Quakers’ athletic program.
The voice of Penn basketball finds a new audience
If the Penn football team beats Cornell at Franklin Field to win the Ivy League title and Brian Seltzer is not in the booth to provide commentary, did it really happen? Ever since 2008, the 2007 college graduate has been the voice of Penn football.
Penn's top student-athletes honored as Academic All-Ivy
Although Penn boasts countless spectacular student-athletes, the most impressive aspect of their success may not even be the athletic success itself.
DPOSTM seeking 10th straight win over Weenies in Kamin Cup
When Weenies then-junior fullback/safety Matt Mantica proclaimed that the end of DPOSTM’s run of success was in sight at last year’s Kamin Cup, the incoming president’s prediction seemed ludicrous.