By PAUL GOTHAM Alex Oleyourryk traded shoulder pads and a helmet for goalkeeper gloves. Jonah Pierce needed to finish an internship three time zones away. Those two pieces added to the puzzle, and the Pittsford Sutherland Knights have found their rhythm at the right time. After opening the season with four losses in their first six games and entering the sectionals a game … [Read more...] about Sutherland’s defensive pieces coming together at the right time
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Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Dayton Flyers 2016-17
Compiled by PAUL GOTHAM Counting down to tipoff and previewing the incoming players of the Atlantic 10 with a look at the first-year players of the Dayton Flyers. Dayton finished 25-8 (14-4 in A-10 play) last season and fell to Syracuse in the first round of the NCAA. Archie Miller and his staff welcome Trey Landers to campus. In addition, transfer Josh Cunningham … [Read more...] about Signed, Sealed, Delivered: Dayton Flyers 2016-17
Kittle Named to Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
Courtesy of Iowa Hawkeyes Athletic Communications IOWA CITY, Iowa -- University of Iowa senior tight end George Kittle has been named to the 2016 John Mackey Award Midseason Watch List. The announcement was made Wednesday by the Mackey Award Committee. The John Mackey Award is presented annually to college football’s most outstanding tight end. Kittle has started every … [Read more...] about Kittle Named to Mackey Award Midseason Watch List
Ohio State athletics loses All-American Will Smith
Courtesy of OhioStateBuckeyes.com COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State athletics family lost one of its best Saturday night when former football team captain and All-American Will Smith was shot and killed in New Orleans following a traffic accident. His wife, Racquel, was with him during the incident and was taken to a nearby hospital, according to published reports. Smith, a … [Read more...] about Ohio State athletics loses All-American Will Smith
Lovie Smith named Illinois football coach
Courtesy of FightingIllini.com CHAMPAIGN, IL – Illinois Director of Athletics Josh Whitman took a major step in elevating Fighting Illini football in the national landscape with the hiring of longtime NFL coach Lovie Smith as head football coach. “I am extremely excited to be named head coach of the Fighting Illini,” Smith said. “Josh approached me about this possibility, … [Read more...] about Lovie Smith named Illinois football coach