Articles by Jacob Adler
03/19/18 10:29pm
Justin Watson shows out at Penn football's Pro Day in advance of NFL Draft
After a record-setting four years with Penn football, wide receiver Justin Watson is trying to take his game to the pros. And Monday was a big step towards that. 02/24/18 9:14pm
In a thrilling back-and-forth affair, Penn men's basketball tops Harvard, 74-71
The Quakers took down the Crimson, 74-71, at the Palestra, getting revenge for Harvard’s 76-67 win two weeks ago in Cambridge, Mass. 02/18/18 9:23pm
Jake Silpe fights his way back into Penn men's basketball's rotation
Silpe saw 15, 13, and 12 minutes in the next three games, which included wins over Saint Joseph’s and Brown. The Brown game was his first meaningful playing time in conference play since his freshman season. 02/07/18 8:21pm
Penn men's basketball looks to keep momentum rolling against Dartmouth, Harvard
Last season, Penn men’s basketball had six Ivy League wins in 14 games. This season, it has six wins in six games. 01/31/18 10:22pm
After two week break, Penn men's basketball returns to Ivy play with home doubleheader
Penn men’s basketball resumes Ivy League competition this weekend with a doubleheader at the Palestra against Brown and Yale, hoping to maintain its hot play of late. 01/17/18 2:05am
What the stats say about Penn men's basketball forward Max Rothschild's first year as a starter
For the Quakers, the only starter who was not previously a fixture in the starting lineup is junior forward Max Rothschild. After averaging 13.6 minutes per game and starting three games combined in his first two seasons at Penn, Rothschild has averaged 23.9 minutes per game this season, starting all 17 games. And so far, he has validated coach Steve Donahue’s decision to increase his role. 11/19/17 10:59am
Last-second goal-line stand boosts Penn football to wild win over Cornell in season finale
Now that’s how you clinch a winning record. On Saturday, Penn football defeated Cornell, 29-22, in a thriller at Franklin Field. 11/15/17 11:00pm
Penn football looks to give seniors one last win against Cornell to end season
Saturday could be senior captain Louis Vecchio's last game for the Red and Blue, but his story isn't over just quite yet. 11/01/17 9:02pm
Penn football gears up for Homecoming showdown against archnemesis Princeton
Penn football will host Princeton on Saturday as it clings to its slim Ivy League title hopes. While the Quakers (3-4, 1-3 Ivy) claimed their first Ivy win in Providence, R.I. against Brown last weekend, they do not control their destiny. They currently rank seventh behind three 3-1 teams and three 2-2 teams, including Princeton (5-2, 2-2). 10/14/17 6:28pm
Penn football falls to Columbia in overtime, 34-31
Penn football fell to Columbia, 34-31 in overtime. The Lions (5-0, 2-0 Ivy) crawled back from a 21-7 deficit by scoring 21 unanswered points in the fourth quarter before walking off in overtime on a 24-yard touchdown to wide receiver Josh Wainwright. 10/14/17 3:05pm
At halftime, Penn football leads Columbia, 14-7
At halftime, the Quakers lead the Lions 14-7. 09/27/17 8:44pm
Penn football has found its secret weapon, and it's going to keep using it
Penn football’s running backs have stepped up after senior and 2016 first-team All-Ivy selection Tre Solomon left in the first quarter of the season opener with an apparent ankle injury. 09/13/17 9:24pm
Ray Priore looks to make Ivy League history at the helm of Penn football
Priore, who spent 28 years as an assistant at Penn before taking over when Al Bagnoli retired after the 2014 season, has joined an exclusive club and will try again to match what became Crouthamel’s three championships in his first three seasons of head coaching. 09/13/17 9:06pm
Penn football set to kick off season at home against Ohio Dominican
Football is back at Franklin Field. 08/28/17 8:13pm
Adler | Penn football shouldn't be underdogs, but they'll embrace the label
We’ve established that the Quakers can be dangerous when labeled an underdog. So following that logic, the poll did them a favor by making them one again in 2017. 12/13/16 12:59am
Penn men's basketball hosts two non-league foes over the holidays before Ivy play begins
Penn men’s basketball will take a vacation over the next few weeks, with its next game coming December 28 against Drexel at the Palestra. 12/11/16 3:13pm
Late run sees Penn men's basketball fall to George Mason, 79-60
With 8:42 remaining in the second half, junior guard Darnell Foreman’s jumper put Penn within two points of George Mason at 57-55. Between that moment and senior guard Matt Howard’s free throw with 3:07 left, the Quakers scored zero points on nine missed shots and a turnover. 11/13/16 11:05pm
Adler | Penn football's upset over Harvard yet another dose of déjà vu
In the movie business, sequels rarely hold up to the original. It’s tough enough to make one good movie, and even more difficult to make another one with the same cast of characters. After entering the 2015 season ranked sixth in the Ivy League preseason media poll and dropping three of its first four games, Penn football won six straight to share the Ancient Eight title with Harvard and Dartmouth. 11/08/16 11:15pm
Penn football relies on quiet strength of its O-Line
It’s tough for a defender to make a tackle while on the ground. Unfortunately for Penn football’s opponents, they have found themselves in that position often this season. 09/29/16 12:41am