For the first time in six years, a preseason media poll picked the Penn football team to finish atop the Ivy League. Head coach Al Bagnoli, however, sees something that's not fair. Winners of back-to-back league titles, the Quakers have been denied t… more »

The Ivy League’s decision to put restrictions on full-contact football practices could represent a pivotal moment for player safety on the college level, Princeton head coach Bob Surace told BI this morning. “It gets other coaches out of the dark age… more »

The Ivy League will suspend football players for intentional helmet hits and limit full-contact practices this season to prevent concussions. Teams can’t have more than two full-contact practices each week during the season, down from the National Co… more »

Although the bottom line is not yet visible, you can feel and hear the breeze of change. Spring practice was different. This summer is different. So perhaps there is no reason to believe that the fall won’t be as well. Bob Surace is smack in th… more »

Harvard football made a change earlier today to its schedule, changing the start time of the Oct. 29 Dartmouth game from noon to 6 p.m. For the first time in program history, Harvard football will host two night games next season. The Crimson will… more »

Evaluating players is one of the less noticed and more difficult jobs of a high school football coach. Having three weeks in June to be on the field with those players is a big help, Princeton head coach Ted Spadaro said during Tuesday’s practice at Hun… more »

26 incoming freshmen expected offer immediate help After his first season at the helm, Cornell football coach Kent Austin vowed that his first recruiting class would push incumbent players for their starting jobs. Now we know who a good portion of th… more »

Even without an Ivy League title, Harvard football and its seniors still made program history. The team came into the season as contenders for the Ancient Eight crown. But losses on the road to Brown and Penn—the eventual Ivy League champion for the… more »

John Harris landed his dream job - but it meant moving to a new city and working the graveyard shift. Landing the job of your dreams is possible -- if you're willing to make some sacrifices. John Harris, 39, was a calculus teacher and football coa… more »

They've claimed two straight Ivy titles and have won 15 consecutive Ivy League games dating back to 2008, but Monday is all about the future for the University of Pennsylvania football team with the announcement of the 33 new additions in the Class of 2… more »

Brown University, Bryant University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Dayton, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University a… more »

To become a standout, Clearwater High student stood alone It's 5 a.m. in South Greenwood, and Bennie Niles IV is alone. The house is dark and still. Outside, the neighborhood sleeps. Bennie swings his feet onto the carpet. He has work to do. Bennie i… more »

More than the 26 national championships and 180 Ivy League titles across 38 sports over 17 years as the director of athletics at Princeton University, Gary Walters hangs his hat on giving his student-athletes a once-in-a-lifetime experience. To that… more »

Remembering former Athens standout Richard Jackson [Pictured is former Athens and Cornell football player Richard Jackson.] Many residents of the Valley will be saddened to learn of the recent passing of a local sports legend, Richard C. Jackson, on… more »

Kathy Brearley stares at the yard from her dining room table, cradling in her hands a team of inch-high, helmeted, wooden figurines that her son once made. "People ask, 'Well, didn't you know Owen was depressed?'" she says. "I wanted to shake them. He w… more »