How hits to the head are threatening the future of football The play began like any other: a normal kick-off to start the second half of a 2016 Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) playoff game between the University of San Diego and perennial power North Dakota State. The Bison’s return […]
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Football fans have plenty to watch for in the National Football League this fall It’s that time of year again, when Sunday becomes an unofficial holiday for 17 straight weeks for millions across the country. This past weekend, the National Football League (NFL) kicked off its 98th professional […]
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Toreros open with challenging slate against Western New Mexico and UC Davis For sports fans, September means just one thing: football is back. From Pop Warner to the professional ranks, the game dominates the national sports landscape every fall, grabbing the attention of fans with its acrobatic catches, pad-rattling […]
Read moreThe ball is snapped, and suddenly everything is a blur of motion. Bodies battle for position along the line of scrimmage. Receivers streak and spiral down the field as the quarterback scans for the open man. The ball is in the air, headed your direction, and you jostle for position […]
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Let’s face it: even here on campus, the University of San Diego football team is little more than an afterthought. Spending Saturday afternoons in a half-empty stadium has seemed to render the Toreros an entertainment option not only for those who can’t make it to the sun-soaked sands of the […]
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It was the opening game of the 2015 season: a long-awaited match-up against crosstown rival San Diego State University in the concrete confines of San Diego’s longtime pigskin palace, Qualcomm Stadium. Perhaps none were more excited than then-junior University of San Diego running back Jonah Hodges. It would be Hodges’ […]
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For four of the last five seasons, the University of San Diego football team has won at least a share of the Pioneer Football League (PFL) championship. Of course, an accomplishment of that nature is impossible without having some of the league’s best players. This is the case once again […]
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