The truth is that the Quakers were not out-coached, but rather exposed by an underdog Lafayette team led by a quarterback making his first collegiate start.

To say it was a disappointing start for the two-time defending Ivy League champions would be an understatement.

Penn coach could has benefited from the dedication and support of his assistant coaches — especially those who have been with him since the very beginning.

Penn returns many skilled players, but will have to forge on behind a relatively new offensive line

The 2011 Ivy League football season has been dubbed, “The Year of the Quarterback” by the New York Times. With each team returning a starter under center, there’s no dearth of talent calling the plays.

This season, coach Al Bagnoli has the unique task of replacing the most prolific kicker in Penn history, Andrew Samson

In 1980, Penn football won just one game. Four years later, they began a run of three-consecutive outright titles, and they remain the only team to finish it.

As the Quakers prepare for Saturday’s opener against Lafayette, 19th-year coach Al Bagnoli’s think-big philosophy is as prominent as ever.

Penn football coach Al Bagnoli has made three changes to the Quakers’ 29-day preseason regiment in order to adhere to this new regulation.

In the span of a year, Penn football has seen a sea of changes.

Frequently asked questions for freshmen attending their first Penn football game this Saturday:

Perhaps more important than the 97 Ivy wins and the eight Ivy championships is the manner in which Bagnoli has conducted himself throughout. More specifically: his honesty.

To enter the prediction business, you have to risk looking like a dead-wrong fool. Keep that in mind as I publish a Penn-centric forecast for 2011.

By the time Major League II rolled into theaters in 1994, five years after the release of one of the greatest baseball movies ever made, the cracks in the franchise were showing.

If there was anything easy about Penn football’s run to a second straight Ivy League championship last year, it was finding a source of motivation.

With several stellar seasons and three games slated for college football primetime, Quaker football fans have much to be excited about.

The Ivy League will enforce limits on full-contact football practices, among other measures, to minimize chances of trauma to the head.