Category: Penn Quakers
Penn Tops Brown in OT to Stay in a Tie for Ivy Lead
The Quakers notched their first win over the Bears since 2004.
PROVIDENCE, R.I. - For the 1,300th game in the Penn football program’s history, coach Al Bagnoli gave a nod to the team’s past.
The Quakers’ 14-7 overtime win at Brown yesterday featured an offense that recalled Bagnoli’s pass-heavy attack from earlier this decade, and a defense that made the final score look like something from many decades earlier.
That combination produced a result of some consequence for the present. It was the Quakers’ first win over the Bears since 2004 and their first overtime win since that same season. It also kept Penn tied with Harvard atop the Ivy League standings.
Patriot Games: Scholarships Pose Threat to the Ivy Way
Imagine, for a second, that instead of traveling to Holy Cross tomorrow to watch Harvard take on the Crusaders, you were one of over 30,000 fans packing into a maximum-capacity Harvard Stadium as the Crimson kicked off its season against a major-conference team, say, Boston College. It’s a pleasant thought, but the reality is far more complex.
Fordham’s decision in June to begin awarding football scholarships starting with this year’s recruiting class piqued the interest of a lot of people in the Ivy League football community. The move shows a changing mentality in the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS, formerly Division 1-AA), which includes the Ancient Eight.
“It’s something we’re definitely keeping an eye on because if they go scholarships—we’re talking about the league now—it will change dramatically,” Harvard coach Tim Murphy says. “The last time any Patriot League school had scholarships in that league was Holy Cross in the ’80s and ’90s. They dominated Eastern football at this level in a way that wasn’t seen before and hasn’t been seen since.”
Harvard Voted 2009 Ivy League Preseason Favorite
For the third time in four years, Harvard was selected the favorite in the annual Ivy League Football Preseason Media Poll to win the 2009 Ivy title, announced today on the Ivy League Football Media Day Teleconference.
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Dartmouth College, where former U.S. Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson was an All Ivy football player in the 1960s, has scrapped a $15 million stadium renovation project as its sports endowment plunged as much as 18 percent.
Harvard University, the wealthiest U.S. school, shuttered its Malkin Athletic Center to save money and cut its sports travel budget. Brown University in Rhode Island is calling on private donors to fund sports projects. Construction and hiring freezes are in place at Cornell University.
The deepest recession in five decades may leave the Ivy League behind on the field. The economy is choking donations, battering endowments and threatening to eliminate some sports programs. The eight schools, which have educated 14 U.S. presidents and half of the 110 justices in Supreme Court history, have estimated endowment losses of as much as 35 percent this year.
Whitehead among final candidates on Buchanan watch list
Philadelphia, PA (Sports Network) - Norfolk State free safety Terrell Whitehead is among the four most recent candidates added to the watch list for the Buck Buchanan Award, presented annually to the top defensive player in FCS.
Whitehead, also a member of the 2008 Buchanan Award preseason watch list, is a two-time Sports Network All-American. The playmaking secondary man has 13 career interceptions and 179 career tackles to his credit.
Other players added to the list were Stephen F. Austin linebacker Jabara Williams, Gardner-Webb linebacker Jeffery Williams and Penn cornerback Chris Wynn.
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After about the third time I rephrased the same question, Robin Harris couldn’t mistake the direction of the conversation Friday.
Harris, the new executive director/commissioner of the Ivy League, who replaced Jeffrey Orleans on July 1, gently rebuked my attempts to discern whether she arrives with a predilection toward allowing the Ivy League to compete in the postseason in football. It’s one of two hot button league issues, along with a postseason league tournament in men’s and women’s basketball. Or so I thought.
“Actually, that topic (football postseason) never came up in the interview process,” said Harris, a native New Yorker who used to spend summers at Camp Hadar in Clinton and whose parents have lived in Madison for over 20 years.
Penn Welcomes 34 in Class of 2013
Ten all-state members, nine state champions, two state Players of the Year, a Wendy’s High School Heisman nominee, Washington state’s all-time leading scorer, and a valedictorian make up a part of the 34 members in the University of Pennsylvania football team’s Class of 2013 announced on May 21.
Former Quaker Mark Fabish Named Tight Ends Coach
PHILADELPHIA - Former Penn football standout Mark Fabish, C’97, was officially named tight ends coach for the Quakers on Tuesday. Fabish arrives at Penn with 11 years of coaching experience, including stints with Monmouth University and the University of Rhode Island after his playing career at Penn.
“We have actually been targeting Mark for a long time, and we are certainly pleased to have him join the staff,” said Penn’s George A. Munger Head Coach of Football, Al Bagnoli. “He has a great pedigree as both a player and a coach. He is a great fit for us – a high-energy guy with a good amount of experience, depth on his resume, and a great recruiter.”
Penn Names 2009 Captains
After a vote from the members of the University of Pennsylvania football team, seniors Kyle Derham, Jake Lewko and Chris Wynn have been named team captains for the 2009 season.
“The players were overwhelmed with choices this year, but these three each got a majority of the votes,” said George A. Munger Head Coach of Football Al Bagnoli, noting that nearly every player had these three seniors on their ballots. “I think the players recognized the leadership, strong work ethic and tremendous presence that they possess. Underclassmen gravitate to those types of kids.
Penn Promotes Jon McLaughlin to Offensive Coordinator
Offensive line coach Jon McLaughlin will be taking over as offensive coordinator for the University of Pennsylvania football team. After three seasons with the Quakers, McLaughlin’s success has translated into a larger role with the team. Though moving into a higher position, he will retain his responsibilities as offensive line coach.
Bowling Green Finalizes FCS-Heavy Coaching Staff
Bowling Green State University head football coach Dave Clawson (Richmond) has announced the hiring of Mark Carney (Fordham, Richmond), Mike Elko (Hofstra, Richmond, Fordham, Penn, Stony Brook) and Adam Scheier (Lehigh, Princeton, Columbia, Dartmouth) to complete his coaching staff for the 2009 season.
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All across the Southland, dozens of football players are being honored this month for their academic and athletic contributions.
The National Football Foundation and College Hall of Fame recognizes high school football players who demonstrate excellence on and off the field, which is what makes its yearly awards banquets so rewarding.
From San Bernardino to Orange County, from the San Gabriel Valley to the San Fernando Valley, dozens of football players are being honored this month for their academic and athletic contributions.
Take the story of Justyn Williams from Los Angeles Loyola. He had a 3.78 grade-point average and is headed to Pennsylvania. He was the backup running back to perhaps the No. 1 running back in California, junior Anthony Barr, but never complained.
Maugle of Excellence
Hollidaysburg grad finishes Penn career.
In his final game for the University of Pennsylvania football team, Hollidaysburg graduate Tyson Maugle had one of the best performances of his career. The defensive back registered nine tackles, three for loss including a sack and forced a fumble.
But perhaps his greatest achievement came prior to the game, when he convinced doctors and Pennsylvania coach Al Bagnoli he was able to play despite undergoing his second surgery of the season just a week before.
‘’It felt good,'’ Maugle said. ‘’It was a good way to finish my career. I felt like it reassured that I made the right decision [to play].
Former Towson DL Signs With NFL Jets' Coaching Staff
During his time off from coaching college football, Jim O’Neil often could be found at the Baltimore Ravens’ training facility in Owings Mills, Md.
“I would help out where I could, watch, listen,” he said. “It was about learning as much as I could.”
For O’Neil, a 30-year-old native of Northeast Philadelphia, the extra time spent honing his coaching abilities recently paid off in a big way. He was hired as a defensive quality control coach for the New York Jets, working under new defensive coordinator and fellow Central Bucks West graduate Mike Pettine Jr.
Penn Announces 2009 Schedule; Will Face Princeton on Homecoming
Open your 2009 calendars to autumn and prepare to reserve your Saturday afternoons because the University of Pennsylvania has announced its football schedule for the upcoming season. The 2009 season, the team’s 133rd at Penn, will pit the Quakers against their familiar Ancient Eight foes as well as Bucknell, Lafayette and renewed-rival Villanova. Homecoming is set for Nov. 7 against Princeton.
Third-String Rummy
The New Yorker has reservations about the inclusion of a third-string football player - and one season sprint football player - at the Ivy league dinner earlier this month.
By last Thursday night, with the changing of the guard in Washington complete, some star power had returned to New York, and there, in the grand ballroom at the Waldorf-Astoria, sat an assortment of media and political figures in tuxedos, such as might have been found at one of the lesser inaugural balls: Stone Phillips, Iowa governor Chet Culver, “Hill Street Blues” star Ed Marinaro, Donald Rumsfeld. Ambassador Thomas Stephenson had just flown in from Lisbon. Ted Kennedy couldn’t make it, but he sent a letter to be read on his behalf by the TV newsman Jack Ford. Five hundred dollars a plate, recession be damned. The Reverend Jason Pankau, a personal life coach from Stamford, offered an invocation from Proverbs 27:17: “ ‘As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.’ We all share the common bond of having been sharpened . . . on Ivy League football fields.”
QB Guadagnoli Plays the (FCS) Waiting Game
Dan Guadagnoli’s goal was to be a scholarship quarterback, and he feels that over the last year he’s made himself into one.
It won’t be long before Guadagnoli finds out if his dream becomes a reality, and until then, he is stuck playing the waiting game.
“(Framingham assistant coach) Dana (Olson) says it’s a (lousy) process for anyone but a Rivals 100 recruit,” said Guadagnoli, referring to the national recruiting service Web site Rivals.com’s list of the top 100 players in the country. “You get dangled along by schools. They could be lying to you, new recruits show up, transfers show up. It’s kind of a toss-up.”
Maryland's Crab Bowl Features Future FCS Football Players
Wearing a uniform similar to the one he will don next season for the University of Maryland, running back Caleb Porzel stood near midfield after today’s inaugural Maryland Crab Bowl all-star game and began to reel off the names of several of his future teammates standing nearby.
“We’re all playing as a family,” said Porzel, a senior, who had just played with and against eight future Terrapins. “It’s a great way to end up a high school career.”
Crimson Escape With a Chance to Win Ivy
PHILADELPHIA - It was the leap of Ryan Barnes’s life, making the play of his life in the game of his life.
The Harvard senior safety soared to glory, picking off Penn quarterback Keiffer Garton’s desperation pass into the end zone with 10 seconds left to seal the Crimson’s 24-21 triumph over the Quakers yesterday at Franklin Field.
It was Barnes’s third interception of the day - for a Harvard record he now shares with six others - and the play that stifled Penn’s bid to damage the Crimson’s Ivy League title hopes.
On national TV, Penn and Princeton face off for 100th time
For Penn, it’s a chance to stay relevant in the Ivy League title race. For Princeton, it’s the first step of many to salvage a winning season.
If you listen to Princeton coach Roger Hughes describe it, tonight’s 7:04 p.m. matchup between his Tigers (3-4, 2-2 Ivy) and the Quakers (4-3, 3-1) is more like an audition.
It will be the only Ivy League game this year to be broadcast on ESPNU, and the Tigers coach couldn’t resist putting on his recruiting pitch early at his Princeton Athletics press conference this week.
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