Football
Yale quarterback Patrick Witt presents stiff test for Penn defense
Saturday at Franklin Field, Penn faces the unenviable task of defending top-notch Yale QB Patrick Witt, an NFL prospect.
Calder Silcox | Fire coach Norries Wilson? Be careful, Columbia Spectator
For the second time in as many seasons, The Columbia Spectator implored the school’s athletic administrators to fire football coach Norries Wilson. THE BUZZ: Columbia Spectator calls for firing of coach Norries Wilson
Mike Wisniewski | Quarterback Billy Ragone has winning intangibles
What Billy Ragone proved Saturday — what he continues to prove each time he conducts these last-minute heroics — is that he is a winner. PHOTO GALLERY: The best shots from the Penn football seasonRECAP: Ragone spoils Lions’ homecoming
Mike Wisniewski | With targets on their backs, Quakers must cut the miscues
The old cliche in sports is that “a win is a win,” but that does not mean there is no cause for concern for the Penn football team.
Penn's Billy Ragone spoils Columbia football homecoming
17-game Ivy winning streak stays intact with comeback 27-20 victory. PHOTO GALLERY: The best shots from the Penn football seasonCOLUMN: Mike Wisniewski: Penn must cut the mistakesTHEE BUZZ: The good, bad and the ugly from Columbia
Penn offensive line dishes on football, food
Attitude isn’t the only difference between the offensive line and the so-called skill positions. The prospect of joining the boys up front comes along with the perception of eating more than the rest of the team.
Penn football's Matt Hamscher plays both sides of the ball
Though he was recruited as a running back, Hamscher’s sheer athleticism and competitive drive allowed him to make the switch to defense seamlessly.Mike Wisniewski | Football makes strides in Fordham win
The Quakers put together their first complete, 60-minute game of the year. RECAP: Penn runs through Fordham with 5 TDs
Penn football runs through Fordham with five TDs
In its final non-conference game of the season, Penn defeated Fordham 35-20 under the lights at Franklin Field. PHOTO GALLERY: The best shots from the 2011 football season COLUMN: A sign of things to come
Ethan Alter | Penn football still has work to do after Dartmouth win
As this week’s film session will no doubt show, the victory had its fair share of mistakes. • Recap: Quakers shut out the lights in Hanover
Ivy Football Roundup: Ancient Eight kicks into gear
Ivy rags recap the weekend that was in (academically) elite football.
Calder Silcox | QB Billy Ragone proves his mettle
That the Quakers flawlessly handled the two-minute drill twice Saturday bodes extremely well for the rest of the season.
Quakers shut the lights out in Hanover
Quarterback Billy Ragone led a late comeback as Penn extended its Ivy League win streak to 16 games.
Football set for lights, camera, Ivy League action
With a 15-game Ivy League win streak on the line, Penn heads to Dartmouth to play the first-ever night game in the 89-year history of Memorial Field — on national television.
Silcox | Playoffs begin with Big Green
Every league game, starting with Dartmouth Saturday, is win or go home. One off day means sharing a trophy; two bad games and it’s better luck next year.
With lefty Ragone, Quakers manage alright
For left-hadned Ragone and the rest of the Penn offense, the minor adjustments to a righty’s game of football have become a nonfactor.
Alyssa Kress | Better get Becker back in the system
Though the Quakers are just two games into the season, junior quarterback Billy Ragone isn’t giving his team a chance to win, and it’s time to make a switch.
Megan Soisson | Penn exposed as one-dimensional
There have been many reasons why the Quakers have failed to pull out a win against the Wildcats in the last 100 years, but this time it was Penn’s starkly one-dimensional offense.
Nova staves off Penn comeback for 30-21 win
Quarterback Billy Ragone throws two costly interceptions, as Penn loses second game of 2011 season.