Football
A toast to tradition, transvestites and Pennsylvania football
The toast toss may not drive loads of people to the stands, but it does create lasting memories.
As iron sharpens iron
Like he’s done all his life, Kyle Wilcox has persevered through tough times on and off the gridiron and now he is an important cog in the team’s offense.
Wenik | Penn football needs to stop sleepwalking
Now that the dust has settled and the initial shock of Penn football’s baffling 27-0 loss to Brown on Saturday has worn off, something has become abundantly clear about the 2013 Quakers. They have a bad case of narcolepsy. Penn has earned four wins this year, each of them nearly marred by a stretch where the team has suddenly, inexplicably forgotten how to play winning football.Tony | Penn football not a championship team right now
At no point during Brown’s 27-0 blanking of Penn Saturday did the Quakers look like an Ivy championship football team. Or even a competent one.
Penn football demolished by Brown, 27-0
Playing Brown was supposed to be an afterthought for Penn, but it took the Bears exactly one play to change everything.
Penn football looks to bear down against Brown
With a crucial homecoming weekend game looming against rival Princeton next week, the Red and Blue (4-2, 3-0 Ivy) hit the road on Saturday to take on Brown, a feisty team that pushed Penn to the brink a season ago.
Lengyel | It's a long road ahead for Penn football
The Quakers’ next three games will be important to deciding whether they can take home a second consecutive Ivy title as the Red and Blue have a long way to go before reaching the ultimate goal of four outright titles in five years.
Wenik | Penn football has plenty of work left to do
It wasn’t pretty at first, and it certainly wasn’t pretty at the end, but for 40 minutes, Penn looked like it had the best football team in the Ivy League.
With Billy Ragone out, Penn football takes down Yale, 28-17
With starting quarterback Billy Ragone out, Penn turned to fellow fifth-year senior Ryan Becker at QB and didn’t miss a beat, beating Yale, 28-17, to avenge the Quakers’ only loss in Ivy play from last season.
Penn football out for vengenace against the Bulldogs
After a fantastic performance against Columbia, Penn’s defense will need to be on its toes this week, as Yale’s up-tempo option offense will call for the front seven to stick with their respective assignments.
Ragone's status questionable for Penn football
Coach Al Bagnoli told the DP Wednesday that Ragone’s X-rays and MRIs came back negative, meaning that Ragone did not sprain his ankle at Columbia. Still, Bagnoli said the team is “treating it like it’s a sprained ankle” and labeled Ragone as questionable for Saturday’s home game against Yale.
Time for Penn football's special teams to get a leg up
After a nonconference victory over Lafayette and two wins over inferior Ivy opponents, Penn’s special teams have been a cause for concern.
McGinnis | Penn football’s Ivy hopes lie with the defense
Against Columbia, in a game where the offense seemed unable to finish its drives, Penn’s defense showed that it has the potential to carry the team to great heights.
Tydings | Time to see more of Ryan Becker for Penn football
With Billy Ragone playing inconsistently through five games and now dealing with an injury, Ryan Becker needs to take a more prominent role at quarterback for Penn football.
Penn football defeats Columbia in ugly affair, 21-7
With Billy Ragone struggling, Penn’s defense stepped up and held a lowly Columbia team to just seven points as the Red and Blue won an ugly 21-7 victory.
It's a trap game for Penn football against Columbia
On Saturday, the Red and Blue will look to take care of business early against a seemingly overmatched Columbia squad and avoid a repeat of 2012’s near-disaster.
Penn football's offense deemed 'work in progress'
The Quakers are not satisfied with the status quo offensively, as the team feels it has room to improve after their 2-2 start.
Columbia football: Big city, big losses
It hasn’t been a good season for Columbia football. Or last couple years. Or last decade. You can easily say that the state of Columbia football program is bleak at best and it doesn’t look like 2013 is going to help that outlook at all.