A number of animals walk on two feet around UB every day: students, faculty, staff and geese. But one animal, a blue oxen, stands above them all as a fan favorite: Victor E. Bull. But the popular blue bigshot once had a sidekick, and Victor’s forgotten blonde sister is still missing more than ten years after she vanished.
Mark Ingram II and Julian Edelman return from their four-week suspensions and are immediately fantasy starts. Tom Brady has missed Edelman and the New England Patriots offense has struggled without him. The New Orleans Saints are relying heavily on Alvin Kamara but now with Ingram back they can return to the devastating running attack that led the league last season. Injuries have taken more tight ends this week as we see Tyler Eifert, Will Dissly and O.J. Howard all go down. Offense continued to reign supreme and it seems as if you can't score 30 points you will lose.
UB football is no longer undefeated, losing its first game to the Army Black Knights 42-13 this past Saturday. Buffalo will now look to bounce back this week when the team heads to Mount Pleasant, Michigan to take on the Central Michigan Chippewas.
“Number 102,” the emcee says. Seven Buffalonians jump up and cheer as they receive 12-to-14-pound turkeys. “Number 53,” the emcee says. Seven more Buffalonians stand and cheer as they receive two racks of ribs. Meat raffles have taken over Western New York on Friday and Saturday nights. For just five dollars, each guest is allowed unlimited beer, soda and the chance to gamble for meat across Buffalo.
UB football won seven straight games before a 42-13 defeat to the Army Black Knights (3-2) on Saturday. Buffalo (4-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) players and coaches have stressed a “next man up” mentality after the Army game. Star senior wide receiver Anthony Johnson barely saw action the past two weeks and redshirt freshman running back Kevin Marks went down with an injury against Army. Without their top receiver and leading rusher, members of Buffalo’s offense will have to step up against a stout Central Michigan Chippewas (1-4, 0-1 MAC) defense.
Jim “Mouse” McNally has been coming to UB football games since 2004 –– 40 years after his time playing on the team. He makes sure to bring some old friends with him. The former Bull and NFL coach created the Mouse Pack: a group to connect old friends at his alma mater. The group tailgates at UB home games, and has been for the last 14 years. McNally began his time at UB in 1961 as a 5-foot-8-inch offensive and defensive lineman. He earned the nickname “Mouse” for his size, speed and elusiveness. Many thought he was too small to play football, but he bulked up to 210 pounds to become a starting player.
Senior forward Carissima Cutrona went down with an injury on Sunday in the Bulls 2-1 overtime home win over the Eastern Michigan Eagles. Cutrona hurt her leg in the final minute of the second half, colliding with Eastern senior goalkeeper Kaylin Williams while trying to score off a breakaway. Williams was bleeding after the collision with Cutronas’ leg hitting her in the face. Both players would not return to the game with Cutrona on crutches during the postgame huddle.
The fifth-largest crowd ever recorded of 23,671 fans shuffled into UB Stadium on Saturday to see an undefeated Bulls football team take on the Army Black Knights. The record surpasses the 23,602 fans in attendance against Eastern Michigan on Oct. 5, 2013.
Buffalo’s undefeated season came to an end Saturday. The Bulls (4-1, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) lost 42-13 in front of the fifth-largest crowd in UB history. The 23,671 fans split toward the exits near the end of the third quarter as the Army Black Knights (3-2) opened up a 28-13 lead. It is the second-straight year that Buffalo has lost to Army.
Injuries were the theme last week with big names going down. San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo's season is over after tearing his ACL, Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver A.J. Green left the game with a hamstring injury and New York Giants tight end Evan Engram is out four to six weeks.
It was good week for Buffalo football as the Bulls (4-0, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) and the Bills bodied its opponents this past weekend. The Bulls earned its first Big Ten Conference win on Saturday, beating the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-3, 0-1 BIG TEN) 42-13. Buffalo looks to continue its best start in Division I and improve to 5-0 when it takes on the Army Black Knights (2-2). This will be the third annual meeting between the teams with both games being decided by a single score. With the way both teams match up, expect another close game at UB Stadium this weekend.
The Bulls soccer team went from beating down teams to having its toughest loss of the season all in one weekend. After beating the Northern Illinois Huskies 5-0 on Friday night, the Bulls traveled to Kalamazoo, Michigan for a game against the Western Michigan Broncos. But when the Bulls arrived from the three-and-a-half-hour drive, the team was met with an overbooked hotel. Though the team straightened things out, it wasn’t an ideal situation for a team that needed rest.
James O’Hagan’s favorite superhero is Captain America. The senior center has been a fan of comic books his whole life and fell in love with Captain America at age five. Almost 20 years later, you can find O’Hagan walking around UB wearing a Captain America ski mask during the winter.
The marching band has been electrifying crowds and continuing the pageantry traditions of college football since 1999. The band features more than an instrumental section, including the visual aspects of color guard, featured twirlers and the UB Dazzlers Dance Team. “I know we have True Blue for spirit but we help with that other half of spirit,” said Jahmil Roman, a senior mechanical engineer and commanding officer in the band.
Intensity, talent, grit, ferocity –– you name a quality tied to the Bulls volleyball team and it will sound like a team with potential and heart. The Bulls showed the ability to dig deep during the non-conference season and came into the start of Mid-American Conference play with an 8-4 record. Buffalo looked prime to continue its early success heading into two games at Alumni Arena this past weekend.
The Bulls’ seven-game win streak came to an end on Sunday afternoon when they lost on the road to the Western Michigan Broncos 4-2. The Bulls let up a season high four goals while not scoring until 80 minutes into the game. This was Buffalo’s first conference loss of the season.
For the first time in FBS history, UB football is 4-0. The Bulls traveled to Piscataway, New Jersey to play the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-3, 0-1 Big Ten) Saturday afternoon. Buffalo only needed 30 minutes to pull off the monumental victory. Junior quarterback Tyree Jackson continued the best season of his collegiate career to lead the Bulls to a 35-6 halftime lead and eventual 42-13 victory.
The Buffalo volleyball team lost to the Bowling Green Falcons 3-0 Friday night at Alumni Arena. Bowling Green (7-7, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) was able to streak at the end of all three sets, despite back and forth action from both teams. The Bulls (8-5, 0-1 MAC) were unable to streak on offense against a poised Falcons’ defense. Buffalo came into Friday having gone 2-1 at the American Volleyball Classic in Washington D.C. the weekend prior. The game was the Bulls’ first conference game of the season.
The Bulls (3-0, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) are still undefeated heading into its clash with the Rutgers Scarlet Knights (1-2, 0-1 Big Ten) this Saturday. It is a story of different programs as the Scarlet Knights are having one of its worst season starts in the past decade. After the Scarlet Knights lost 55-14 to the Kansas Jayhawks (2-1, 0-0 Big 12) this past Saturday, the Bulls seem primed to earn another win over a big conference team.
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