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What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA
What the recent antitrust settlement means for the NCAA
Karen Weaver of Penn’s Graduate School of Education, an expert on college sports and higher education, discusses the NCAA settlement agreement and the effect it will have on student-athletes and college sports overall.
Penn Athletics unveils Coulson Family Training Complex in Franklin Field
Penn Athletics unveils Coulson Family Training Complex in Franklin Field
The renovations have added top-of-the-line locker rooms, meeting rooms, and connected spaces worthy of the championship traditions of Penn football.
Penn marks National Student-Athlete Day
Penn marks National Student-Athlete Day
Staffers from the Pottruck Center for Student-Athlete Success lauded the University’s nearly 1,000 student-athletes on Monday with goodies and giveaways on Locust Walk.
2018 alumnus Justin Watson seeking third Super Bowl ring
2018 alumnus Justin Watson seeking third Super Bowl ring
Watson is a wide receiver on the Kansas City Chiefs, who will take on the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday in Super Bowl LVIII in Las Vegas.
Slackman selected Ivy Defensive Player of the Year
Slackman selected Ivy Defensive Player of the Year
The fourth-year defensive lineman is Penn’s first conference Defensive Player of the Year since 2015.
Hosley awarded Freshman All-American honors
Hosley awarded Freshman All-American honors
The first-year running back was the second-leading rusher in the Ivy League and also ranked second in all-purpose yards.
Hosley runs roughshod over Cornell for 261 yards and two scores
Hosley runs roughshod over Cornell for 261 yards and two scores
The first-year running back scored on two long runs in Penn’s 23-8 victory on Saturday, including the longest offensive touchdown play in school history.
Milestone Penn versus Brown matchup marks 50 years
Milestone Penn versus Brown matchup marks 50 years
The 1973 Penn vs. Brown football game at Franklin Field was the first in Ivy League history to feature two African American starting quarterbacks.
Richardson’s 17-catch day earns Player of the Week honors
Richardson’s 17-catch day earns Player of the Week honors
The second-year wide receiver recorded 17 catches on Saturday in Penn’s victory over Yale. First-year running back Malachi Hosley also picked up Rookie of the Week recognition.
Clutch kick nets Jang Player of the Week honors
Clutch kick nets Jang Player of the Week honors
The third-year punter/kicker, who nailed a 51-yard field goal on Saturday against Dartmouth, has been selected Ivy League Special Teams Player of the Week.
In the News
Philadelphia Inquirer
She graduated from Penn in 2023. Now, she’s the Quakers’ director of football operations
Jordyn Hall is Penn’s director of football operations, a role she’s had since last spring when she was a fourth-year student.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Penn hires former Johns Hopkins head coach Greg Chimera as offensive coordinator
Chimera arrives at Penn after guiding Johns Hopkins to one of its best seasons in program history. The team finished with 12-1 and a quarterfinal run in the NCAA Division III playoffs.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Seasoned Penn football team picked to finish third in the Ivy League
Penn was tabbed to finish third in an Ivy League football preseason poll of the media, behind Yale in first and Princeton in second.
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Philadelphia Inquirer
Former Penn football coach Al Bagnoli announces retirement
Al Bagnoli coached 23 seasons at Penn, where he’s the all-time winningest coach in program history, before taking the helm at Columbia in 2015.
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Los Angeles Magazine
Apple TV wants Pac 12 broadcast rights despite loss of UCLA and USC
Karen Weaver of the Graduate School of Education says that the Big Ten were forward thinking when they created their own network from offerings for all their athletic programs.
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6ABC.com
Historic moment: Jalen Hurts and Patrick Mahomes serve as inspiration to Black youth
Kenneth Shropshire of the Wharton School says that there was a time when Black athletes were considered to lack the skills and critical thinking needed for a leadership role.
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