Football
Juicy tidbits from Penn football's Media Day
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.
Penn looks to change narrative after subpar 2014
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.
Penn football reveals Friday night game, multiple national TV dates for 2015 season
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.
Quarterback Torgersen ready to lead retooled offense in 2015
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.
Papal visit prompts football schedule shift
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.
Nowlan | Football must lead Penn Athletics' return to dominance
Wait till next year. Over the last couple of seasons, that has been an all-too-common refrain amongst Penn’s teams.
Penn football makes a friend
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.
Former Penn football star signs with Detroit Lions
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 Chuck Bednarik dies at 89
Penn football legend and NFL Hall of Famer Chuck Bednarik died early Saturday morning at the age of 89.
Guest column from The Columbia Spectator: Bagnoli the right fit with the Lions
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 alums confident in Bagnoli as coach
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 announces 2015 schedule
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.
Penn legend Al Bagnoli officially named Columbia coach
It's official: Al Bagnoli is going to Columbia. After the Columbia Spectator reported on Sunday that Penn football's all-time winningest coach had agreed to take the reins of the Lions' football program, Columbia's athletic department officially confirmed Monday that Bagnoli had been chosen as the Light Blue's next head coach. "Over the past decadeColumbia Athletics has built a new winning tradition, enhancing the collegiate experience for thousands of student-athletes and our campus community," Columbia President Lee C.
Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli hired at Columbia
Exactly three months after his final game coaching the Red and Blue, Al Bagnoli -- Penn football's winningest coach -- has agreed to take the head coaching position at Columbia, the Columbia Spectator reported Sunday afternoon.
Penn football wide receiver accepts anger management class for criminal charges
College junior Cameron Countryman was arrested for assault and reckless endangerment.
Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli in talks with Columbia
Long-time Penn football coach Al Bagnoli retired at the end of the 2014 season, ending his 23-year tenure as the winningest coach in Penn history. But he may not be done just yet. Bagnoli, 62, had spoken about moving into a role within the Penn Athletics administration after retirement, but, according to Mike Jensen of the Philadelphia Inquirer, he is in talks to take over as Columbia’s head coach.
High school success has Penn footbal recruit Phil Parchment set for Ivy League
As a Florida native, Phil Parchment hasn’t had the pleasure of playing football on the frozen tundra of the northeast.
Football star and assistant coach Lemonick dies
Bernie Lemonick, one of the most illustrious players in Penn football history and an assistant coach with the program throughout the late 1950s, has died.
Penn football hires new offensive coordinator
When head coach Ray Priore took over Penn Football at the beginning of December, it gave him the opportunity to look internally at the program he’s been coaching at for the past 28 years. Late last week, Priore announced the hiring of offensive coordinator John Reagan, who had previously worked in the same role at Kansas and Rice.