Welcome to the palace,” says Patrick Witt, JE ’12, by way of apology. The staircase of the DKE fraternity house is strewn with Styrofoam cups. There is a shoe on top of a bookshelf, a coffee mug perched on a fence post. Three couches sit on the front… more »

When one thinks of the college arms race, recruiting scandals, and National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) infractions, the Ivy League is usually not the first thing that comes to mind. Ivy League schools and the athletes they recruit are normal… more »

As the Dartmouth football team prepared to make history in its first-ever night game against the University of Pennsylvania, campus buzzed with excitement last week. Even pouring rain and cold conditions could not stop the Dartmouth faithful from suppor… more »

When sophomore quarterback Jeff Mathews took the first snap of his collegiate career, he arrived under center leading a team that was already in a 20-0 hole and on its way to a season opening loss at Wagner, 41-7. Despite the blowout, Mathews impressed… more »

At one point in practice Tuesday morning, Yale defensive end Austin Pulsipher made a mistake and coach Tom Williams pounced. "Did marriage affect you?" Williams recalls saying. With a ceremony Aug. 13 in Newport Beach, Calif., Pulsipher quickly ma… more »

As I boarded the bus around 4 p.m. on Sunday with the other members of the Harvard women’s soccer team, a single image was stuck in my mind: an improbable shot and the ball hitting net as the clock wound down in double overtime. Rhode Island 3, Harva… more »

While the storyline set up nicely for linebacker and senior tri-captain Steven Cody — returning to the Princeton Stadium field against the same Lehigh squad that caused him to miss nine games a season ago with a gruesome broken leg — reality and the Mou… more »

The Ivy League has been wise to avoid participating in usually lop-sided early-season contests against FBS opponents. This weekend, those willing to take the trip up to the Bronx will witness the tenth installment of the Liberty Cup between Columbia… more »

Harvard looks to retake the Ivy League after back-to-back Penn titles For most programs, back-to-back second-place finishes might be good enough. Most squads would be thrilled by a two-year stretch in which it won seventy percent of its games. But n… more »

As every team in the conference seems to have a competent signal caller, having a solid defense, especially a competent secondary, is more important than ever before. In football, the job of the defense is simple: get off the field and allow your off… more »

Every Ivy League team will have returning quarterbacks this season, said Head Coach Phil Estes at the 2011 Ivy League Football Media Day Teleconference. According to cornerback AJ Cruz '13, this could pose a challenge for Brown's defense. "I think it… more »

Teams to renew rivalries with Ivy League Non-scholarship leagues square off seven times on Saturday Although plenty of people following Patriot League football these days wish the league would award scholarships and aspire to be more like the Colo… more »

Kyle Newhall-Caballero ’11.5 will have plenty of receiving options this year. "There are a lot of wide receivers at Brown," said Jonah Fay '12. "They don't tell you that when you come here." At "Wide Receiver U.," as Alex Tounkara-Kone '11.5 calls… more »

There seems to be considerable confusion among some of us retired folks in my neighborhood. There was a time when we knew how to count. Now doubt has crept in where once we could easily count up to as high as 15 or 20 even if that meant taking off shoes… more »

He’s a football guy. He played as a kid. He played in college. He’s been coaching in college for nearly three decades, now beginning his 14th season at Brown. His office looks out over the practice field. There are football books on the s… more »