Tag: football
Occidental football alumni Bryan Scott ’16 signs as quarterback with the...
Former Occidental football player Bryan Scott '16 recently signed with the Philadelphia Stars, one of eight United States Football League (USFL) teams, as their...
Occidental dancers take the stage for Super Bowl LVI
Super Bowl Sunday took place Feb. 13 this year, and the LA Rams taking home the win against the Cincinnati Bengals was not the...
Occidental football equipment finds a second life with new programs
After the dissolution of the Occidental College football program Oct. 13, 2020, the college donated the team's football-specific equipment to local high school football teams and...
Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) data analysis shows trends in...
Every year, Occidental submits the Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act (EADA) to the Department of Education to evaluate gender equity in sports. The reports...
Former Occidental football players manage program cancellation
After Occidental's football program was canceled in October 2020, roughly half the athletes on the team transferred to play football elsewhere, according to former...
Letter to the editor: From a former defensive end to you
Dear Occidental, President Elam announced that the football program was cut Oct. 13. My teammates and I were in shock when you announced the cancellation in...
Occidental announces end of football program after 126 years
Occidental College President Harry J. Elam Jr. announced in an email to students, staff and faculty Oct. 13, that the college would be permanently...
Athletics recruiting continues despite fall season cancellations
In spite of a remote fall semester and the cancellation of fall sports, Occidental coaches have continued to recruit student-athletes amidst the COVID-19 pandemic...
Walk-on javelin throwers hit the mark at Pomona-Pitzer dual
Occidental’s track and field team began their SCIAC season with a meet against Pomona-Pitzer Feb. 8 at Jack Kemp Stadium. Along with winning the meet 77–47,...
Rooting for Native American mascots is rooting for racism
The conclusion of last Sunday's Super Bowl added another ember to the fiery debate over the cultural appropriation of Native Americans. As I watched...