BY: SEAN WALLACE; SPORTS ASSIGNMENT EDITOR More than a week into the National Football League’s new year, teams have started to reshape their rosters by signing free agents. The following is a list of teams that improved and took a step back. Winner: Los Angeles Rams – The Rams entered the offseason with a clear goal…
BY: COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons 70. Running back Blake Corum, Michigan Corum’s small stature never deterred his confidence, as he dominated for Baltimore’s premier high school football program, St. Frances Academy. Corum committed to Michigan, where he saw little activity amid a COVID-shortened season. 2021 saw the native of Marshall,…
COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo: Wikimedia Commons If you’re here from Part 1, welcome back! If you’re just now jumping in, this is part two of my series, where I rank the 100 best college football players from 2010 to 2023. But before reading this, I suggest reading Part 1, which you can find here.…
COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo: WIkimedia Commons In one of the most extensive and in-depth pieces I have ever written, I will be naming my top 100 college football players since 2010. However, I’d like to note a couple of things before I begin. First, although this is a small notice, I will not include…
Photo: SBU Archives BY: CARSON HAYEK, STAFF WRITER While students today pile into the Reilly Center for basketball games, students in the early 1900s piled into St. Bonaventure University’s four stands of bleachers to watch Bonaventure football games. Created in 1895, the student body of Bonaventure raised money for the program to afford equipment and…
BY: COLIN BISH,STAFF WRITER Photo from Wikimedia Commons Five weeks into the college football season. 2024 has more than delivered. We have seen incredible games, unbelievable upsets and amazing early Heisman campaigns. In recent years, quarterbacks have often been majorly nominated for the Heisman trophy. This season has changed these trends, with two of the…
BY COLIN BISH, STAFF WRITER Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The introductions of name, image, and likeness (NIL), the transfer portal and new conferences have shaken college football to its core. The norm we have been accustomed to for decades has changed completely. Oklahoma and Texas are leaving the Big 12, and the PAC-12 hangs…
BY MIKE POLCE, STAFF WRITER The Buffalo Bills’ season ended in a horrific loss to the Cincinnati Bengals’ in the AFC Divisional Round. The effort was pathetic, the coaching was disastrous and the game plan was non-existent. It looked as if the Bills wanted the season to end. To make matters worse, The Bills’ rival,…
BY MIKE POLCE, CONTRIBUTING WRITER Tom Brady could have sailed off into the sunset with his wife, children and $650 million in the bank. Yet, he chose to sacrifice it all for a chance at yet another Super Bowl ring. After announcing his retirement from the NFL after 22 years of pure dominance, Brady signed…
By Max McAuliff, Staff Writer Welcome to a 17-game NFL regular season. NFL owners voted Tuesday to expand the NFL regular season from 16 games to 17. This decision has been expected for months and doesn’t come as a surprise to most people in the league. While a 17-game season isn’t surprising, it certainly has…
By Bryce Kelly, Contributing Writer J.J. Watt made a huge NFL announcement this week when he announced he was signing with the Arizona Cardinals. Watt signed a two-year deal worth $31 million, according to Adam Schefter of ESPN. This is big news because Watt played with the Houston Texans since they selected him in the…
By Kathy Williams, Features Editor The Super Bowl halftime show is one of the most highly anticipated performances annually. In the midst of socially distant celebrations across America, the show provides additional entertainment amongst chicken wings, snacks and fanfare. With the COVID-19 pandemic still rampant in the United States, restrictions were implemented for players, fans…
By Emilie Weinbeck, Features Assignment Editor On Sunday, Americans watched the most decorated quarterback in National Football League history, Tom Brady, and the most exciting young quarterback in the NFL, Patrick Mahomes, play in the 2021 Super Bowl. Whether a person paid attention to the game or not, viewers can all agree that every year…
By Bryce Kelly Tom Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time. End of discussion. As a Bills fan, it pains me to say this. Brady dominated the Buffalo Bills during his time in New England. However, he has dominated everybody. Brady has a record of 230-69 – a winning rate of 74%. Brady has…
By Andrew Kruszka How does a guy with 13 wins, two playoff wins, a 6-0 division record and first place in his division for the first time since 1995 not win coach of the year? Yes, that is correct because the guy who had 11 wins, zero playoff wins, a 3-3 division record and placing…
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor The National Football League (NFL) is currently six weeks into the season and one thing is clear, the NFC East is abysmal. Words cannot describe how bad the once prominent division is this year. The division does not have a single team with a winning percentage over .500. The Dallas…
By Tyler Smith, Sports Assignment Editor If there is any element that could further the already vibrant school spirit at St. Bonaventure University, it would be a football program. Whether it be Division I or even Division III, due to the small school population, the Bonnies’ faithful would flock to the field in droves on…
By Max McAuliff, Opinion Editor After a tumultuous summer for collegiate sports, The Big Ten announced on Aug. 11 it would be cancelling its Fall 2020 football season due to COVID-19. This decision was at first met with awe. It appeared that any chance of a college football season happening disappeared in a matter of…
By Emelie Weinbeck, Contributing Writer Clemson University Tigers football is a powerhouse in the Atlantic Coastal Conference. After six undefeated seasons since 1981, five consecutive College Football Playoff appearances, 25 conference championships, eight divisional titles, over 100 All-Americans, 17 Academic All-Americans and over 250 players drafted into the NFL, Clemson is one of the best…
By Andrew Kruszka, Contributing Writer This prize should be awarded to the coach that has made the most difference in the league within the year. Although most of the time it does, this decision should not be based off of regular- season results This year, again, that was the case. It would be wrong to…