In preseason practice, Penn football wide receiver Christian Stapleton broke his finger, sending him to the trainers.

As hard as it was, Brandon Copeland sat and watched.

A look at the Quakers' nonconference schedule.

It's been a busy summer for Brandon Copeland. Now almost three years removed from helping guide Penn football to its last Ivy League title, the former Red and Blue linebacker is still trying to make an NFL roster.

A DP Sports roundtable. Covering Penn Athletics ... with more personal pronouns.

In preparation for the upcoming season, Penn football held its annual Media Day on Monday. With a new head coach and two new head coordinators, there was certainly a lot to be said.

Don't forget about the new guy. It's fair to say things didn't go anywhere close to planned for Penn football in 2014.

Can’t make it to Franklin Field to watch Penn football live in action this fall? No fear. The Quakers announced this week that the team will play three of its games on national television.

With dual-threat quarterback Alek Torgersen back for more in 2015, along with a healthy and reloaded supporting cast, Penn football’s offense could once again be among the Ivy League’s best. After finishing sixth in the Ancient Eight in points per game in 2014, Torgersen and the Penn offense will enter their first season under the direction of Offensive Coordinator John Reagan, who spent the last four years in the same role at Kansas (2014) and Rice (2011-2013). Reagan, a former three-year starter on the offensive line at Syracuse who has coached the college game since 1994, is seeking a quick turnaround for an offense that was young last season but enters 2015 with experience and poise. Reagan and Torgersen did not wait long to get to work, spending time together throughout the spring and part of the summer.

This fall, Penn football will have to reschedule its plans to throw Hail Marys in order to make time for... Hail Marys. As many Philadelphians are aware, the Pope is scheduled to visit the City of Brotherly Love over the weekend of Sept 26-27th.

Wait till next year. Over the last couple of seasons, that has been an all-too-common refrain amongst Penn’s teams.

The first team captain in the Ray Priore era of Penn football may not have the speed or stature of a typical Division I athlete, but that doesn’t matter. He’s got enough heart and toughness for someone 10 times his size.

Brandon Copeland is heading to the Motor City. Following a standout performance at the NFL Veteran Combine in Arizona, the former star Penn football defensive end signed a one-year contract with the Detroit Lions late last week.

Penn football legend and NFL Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik died early Saturday morning at the age of 89.

The Ivy League football world is clamoring about Columbia, and for the first time in almost two decades, it isn’t in the form of mockery.

Columbia's hiring of long-time Penn football coach Al Bagnoli to be its new head football coach sent shock waves through Penn Athletics, but it also came with strong support at Columbia. New Columbia Athletic Director Peter Pilling announced Bagnoli as his new coach two weeks ago and the Columbia Spectator caught up with alums to weigh in on the hiring. 2013 Columbia grad and quarterback Sean Brackett was positive that Bagnoli could turn things around for the Lions' lackluster program, which hasn't won a game since 2012. “Whenever you play a team coached by Bagnoli, you know they’re going to be smart, tough, both physically and mentally," Brackett said to the Spectator.

Penn football announced its 2015 schedule this week, featuring five home games and five away games as the Quakers try to rebound from a 2-8 season in 2014.