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Football
Penn alum Kevin Stefanski named NFL Coach of the Year
The 2004 alumnus guided the Cleveland Browns to the playoffs in his first year as head coach, and their first playoff win in more than a quarter century.
Justin Watson wins Super Bowl with Tampa Bay Buccaneers
2018 alumnus Justin Watson won the Super Bowl on Sunday with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, joining 1999 alumnus Jim Finn as the only former Penn football players with Super Bowl Rings.
Penn Athletics names The Pottruck Center for Student-Athlete Success
Alums David Pottruck, daughter Stephanie, and son-in-law Aaron have made a leadership gift to enhance holistic development of student-athletes.
AD Calhoun talks college sports (or lack thereof) during the pandemic
The director of athletics and recreation discusses COVID-19’s impact on college sports, her work with the NCAA, changing eligibility and compensation guidelines, and why the college basketball season may end with May Madness instead of March Madness.
Alum Brandon Copeland named to Forbes’ ‘30 Under 30 Class of 2021’ in Sports
The New England Patriots linebacker has been recognized for his contributions on and off the field.
Alek Torgersen: Where are they now?
The 2017 alumnus discusses his record-setting career as a quarterback for the Quakers, his time in the NFL, and what he’s up to today.
Rebranding the NFL: How the league shifted its message on racial justice
The new football season brings a change in how NFL management is responding to Black Lives Matter and protests on and off the field for racial justice.
Grace Calhoun named ‘Game Changer’ by Sports Business Journal
Penn’s director of athletics and recreation is leading the NCAA Division I Council through the coronavirus pandemic and other complex issues.
Penn grad Brandon Copeland signs with New England Patriots
The 2013 Wharton alum, a linebacker and special teams player, has joined the six-time Super Bowl champions.
Former Quaker Greg Van Roten signs with New York Jets
Van Roten was an All-Ivy offensive lineman for the Quakers from 2008-11 and a part of two Ivy League championship teams.
In the News
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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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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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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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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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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How The Post gathered and analyzed data for its series on Black NFL coaches
Janice Madden of the School of Arts & Sciences used visual evaluation to determine the racial makeup of the NFL coaches dataset she supplied to The Washington Post.
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