Tag: Football
The university experience needs homecoming
This past weekend, many universities across Canada finished off their
first month of the new school year by holding homecoming. The question is:
where was ours?...
Changing football culture
In 2016, an NFL executive admitted
that they were aware of the connection between CTE (Chronic traumatic
encephalopathy) in the brain of their athletes and the...
Fourth quarter woes persist for Blues
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team lost in their sixth game of the year, 51-30, to the Windsor Lancers on October 1...
U of T conquers CFL combine
Six football players from the U of T Varsity Blues program were invited to the CFL Toronto regional combine last Thursday. Levi Noel, a...
Blues return home with their woes
U of T Varsity Blues football couldn’t hold back the Ottawa Gee-Gees in a crucial playoff-determining match-up in the capital city, losing 45-9. The...
Varsity Blues push for playoff position
University of Toronto Varsity Blues football fell to the Western Mustangs (6-0), who rank third best in the country. The one-sided affair saw Western...
Blues run away with 46th Argo Cup
The University of Toronto Varsity Blues football team defeated rivals York University Lions 40-3 on a rare Friday night tilt.
On York turf, the two...
Blues lose to defending champions
The Varsity Blues football team seemed to shine as bright as the afternoon sky on August 30 during the first two quarters of play...
It takes more than Deflategate
Tom Brady broke the sports world two weeks ago like Ellen broke Twitter during last year’s Oscars. Brady isn’t just the face of the...
Blue season for football
The 2014 Varsity Blues football season is regarded as the year of record-breaking individual performances, rather than the year of wins. The three-month football...
Nick Volpe, U of T’s Argo
As the crowd of 23,061 settle themselves into their Rogers Centre seats to watch the Toronto Argonauts battle their East Division rivals, the Hamilton...
Varsity Blues kick off the season
It’s an experience that Varsity Blues fans have waited 17 long years for: the team’s first shutout victory since 1995.
U of T’s Varsity Stadium...