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Freshman quarterback Kyle Vantrease looks down field for a receiver. Vantrease finished Saturday’s game 17-of-41 for 202 yards and two touchdowns.

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Freshman falls short: UB football falls to the Miami (OH) RedHawks 24-14

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 22, 2017

Vantrease and the Buffalo Bulls (3-5, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) went on the road this week to face the Miami RedHawks (3-5, 2-2 MAC). Buffalo lost 24-14 at Yager Stadium. Vantrease finished 17-of-41 for 202 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Junior running back Kenny Young led the way for the RedHawks and finished with 125 yards and two touchdowns on 18 carries.

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Fantasy Foresight

By CHRISTOPHER SMITH | Oct. 19, 2017

Joe Mixon (CIN), @ PIT- Mixon has been the go-to threat for Cincinnati the last three weeks, accumulating 57 touches and solidifying himself as the number one running back. He rushed for 50+ yards and a touchdown against a tough Buffalo defense and was able to prepare this past week during the bye week. This week, the Bengals take on a porous rushing defense at Pittsburgh in what should be a ground-and-pound oriented divisional game.

The volleyball team huddling together during a game. The team is coming off a strong weekend and are looking to capitalize on the performance.

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The new standard for UB Volleyball

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 19, 2017

It looked like the Bulls (11-8, 4-4 MAC) were losing control of their season just one week ago. They started the year strong with big non-conference wins and won their first two conference games, but the team soon came under hard times losing four straight conference games. The Bulls’ chances to improve didn’t seem high as they had tough matchups this past weekend.

UB quarterback Coach Jim Zebrowski stands on the sideline. Zebrowski is in his first year as a coach for the Buffalo Bulls.

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The Spectrum's Q&A with UB's new quarterback Coach Jim Zebrowski

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 19, 2017

New quarterback Coach Jim Zebrowski has gone from a high school math teacher to coaching national champions to managing an uneasy Buffalo Bulls’ (3-4, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) quarterback situation. The first-year coach came in with redshirt sophomore quarterback Tyree Jackson as the starter. But Jackson went down in the third game of the season and hasn’t returned. Junior Drew Anderson stepped in and Buffalo went 3-1 in the games he played. Anderson established himself as a quality quarterback but suffered his own injury last week against the Northern Illinois Huskies. True freshman Kyle Vantrease stepped in to fill the void. Buffalo enters this week unsure who will fill the quarterback spot.

Junior cornerback Cameron Lewis makes a tackle in Saturday's game. Lewis finished with seven tackles and two forced fumbles in the game.

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Gridiron Report Card: UB vs Northern Illinois

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 16, 2017

The Buffalo Bulls (3-4, 1-2 Mid-American Conference) season became jeopardized Saturday as back junior quarterback Drew Anderson suffered an injury to his throwing shoulder.

Senior receiver Jacob Martinez runs with the ball. The Bulls lost a close game 14-13 to the Northern Illinois Huskies.

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Another one down

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 15, 2017

Tyree Jackson hasn’t played since FAU and the redshirt sophomore’s status is still unclear. Junior Drew Anderson entered Saturday coming off two strong performances in his first two career starts for the Bulls. Anderson went down just before halftime forcing the Bulls to go even further down the depth chart for true freshman Kyle Vantrease.

Sophomore defender Gurjenna Jandu tries to get ball control from the other team. The Bulls are looking to finish the season strong in their final five games.

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UB soccer's Sunday slump

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 12, 2017

The Bulls have gone goalless and 0-2-1 over the past three Sunday games. With the final five games of the conference season ahead, it is up to the Bulls to fix their issues if they hope to have home field for the MAC championship playoffs.

The men's rugby team comes together before the start of their game. The Bulls look to keep improving and establish themselves as a premier team in the country.

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Rugby recovery

By JEREMY TORRES | Oct. 12, 2017

UB Rugby teamed up with strength and conditioning specialist Dr. Dave Hostler, the UB chair of exercise and nutrition science, and his wife Deanna Colburn-Hostler, a physical therapist and member of the rehabilitation sciences department, who help oversee the players’ wellbeing. They provide insight to the team on injury, self-maintenance, food choices, the importance of body health and the benefit of sleep in the recovery process.

Junior linebacker Khalil Hodge comes down with an interception in the first quarter. Hodge finished Saturday with 18 tackles and ranks second in the nation in tackles per game.

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Gridiron Report Card

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 9, 2017

The Buffalo Bulls (3-3, 1-1 Mid-American Conference) played in one of the longest games in the history of college football on Saturday. They fell 71-68 in a game that lasted seven overtimes, tying the NCAA record and setting the MAC record for most overtimes in a game. The 139 combined points were the highest point total in an FBS game ever.

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Soccer team loses 1-0 to Kent State

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 9, 2017

The Bulls (5-6-2, 3-2-1 MAC) had momentum coming into Sunday’s home game against Kent State, the defending MAC champions. But the team had issues connecting passes from the start and ended the game with multiple turnovers. The Kent State Golden Flashes (9-5-1, 5-1-0 MAC) had their own issues getting things going. The Bulls lost 1-0 in a low scoring affair with little action to speak of.

UB President Satish Tripathi, Director of UB athletics Allen Greene and other contributors dig into where the field house will be as part of the official breaking ground ceremony.

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UB breaks ground on new field house

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 8, 2017

UB President Tripathi, Director of Athletics Allen Greene and others used commemorative blue and white shovels and hard hats to break ground on a ceremonial mound of dirt representing the start of the field house construction Saturday afternoon.

Redshirt junior receiver Anthony Johnson breaks a tackle in Saturday’s game. Johnson had double digit catches for the first time in his career and finished with 11 interceptions for 195 yards and two scores.

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The game that wouldn’t end: UB Bulls lose war of attrition, 71-68 to Western Michigan

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 8, 2017

The Buffalo Bulls went to war with the Western Michigan Broncos Saturday night in a game that lasted over four and a half hours. The hard-fought battle extended past regulation and lasted seven overtimes, tied for the most in NCAA history. The teams traded four straight touchdowns to open up overtime, before a Buffalo fumble from the WMU 2-yard line almost jeopardized everything. The Broncos recovered and got the ball to UB’s 12-yard line to set up a 29-yard field goal attempt. Freshman kicker Josh Grant missed out on his opportunity to be the hero when he kicked the ball to the left of the uprights and kept the Bulls’ hopes alive.

The starting five for the Bulls offensive line this season. The squad of five are a major factor in the Bulls recent success offensively.

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A Fleet of MAC Trucks

By CHRISTOPHER SMITH | Oct. 5, 2017

When football teams generate a winning culture, key figures often go unnoticed. Position players secure the headlines but 1567 pounds of force on the line secure victories. The Buffalo Bulls (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) offense has been superb as of late and much of the credit goes to the offensive line.

Redshirt freshman running back Theo Anderson celebrates with the Bulls after a touchdown. The run game will be key for the Bulls when they take on the Western Michigan Broncos Saturday at 3:30 p.m.

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The edge: Buffalo vs. Western Michigan

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 4, 2017

The Buffalo Bulls (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) are in the midst of a three game win streak as they head into their homecoming game this week against the Western Michigan Broncos (3-2, 1-0 MAC). Last year, this matchup went poorly for Buffalo and they lost 38-0 in front on a national audience on College GameDay. But these are extremely different teams from last season.

Buffalo Quidditch meets every Tuesday and Thursday outside of Governors for practice. Players feel that the sport is much more intricate than its “Harry Potter” roots make it seem.

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Sweeping away the competition

By BRENTON J. BLANCHET | Oct. 2, 2017

Buffalo Quidditch has been turning heads on campus for over half a decade with their broomstick-involved play.

Junior quarterback Drew Anderson drops back into the pocket. Anderson and the Bulls are coming off a 27-13 win against the Kent State Golden Flashes.

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Gridiron Report Card

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 1, 2017

The Buffalo Bulls (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) have finally started to find their rhythm and are on a three game win streak.

The UB boat house with the former division 1 equipment stored to the side. The club rowing team is working with athletics for permission to use it.

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Collecting dust: UB rowing club continues to wait for decision from athletics on cut Division-I team's equipment

By THOMAS ZAFONTE | Oct. 1, 2017

Every morning that former UB Division-I rower Natalie Howk arrives to her new club rowing team's practice, she sees her old team’s equipment -- worth tens of thousands of dollars -- going unused. “That is really good equipment that we could be using, and it is really horrible that the university isn’t doing anything with it,” said Howk, a sophomore speech and hearing science student. After UB cut the rowing team along with three other Division I teams last year, the equipment was left at the UB boathouse on Tonawanda Creek to be stored until the athletics department made a decision about what to do with it.

Junior quarterback Drew Anderson hands off the ball to redshirt sophomore running back Emmanuel Reed. Reed ran for 144 yards and three touchdowns Saturday.

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UB Bulls beat Kent State 27-13 in MAC opener

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Oct. 1, 2017

The UB Bulls (3-2, 1-0 Mid-American Conference) are rolling and redshirt sophomore running back Emmanuel Reed is leading the charge.

Senior safety Tim Roberts on the fi eld against FAU. Roberts is a Louisiana native who transferred to Buffalo two years ago after playing junior college football in California.

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The running back hunter

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Sep. 28, 2017

He sits with his fishing pole waiting on his big catch of the day. Out of the corner of his eye, he sees an alligator standing on the bank of the water.

Redshirt senior linebacker Jarrett Franklin wearing the no. 41 jersey.

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For Solo: UB football honors Solomon Jackson by wearing his number

By DANIEL PETRUCCELLI | Sep. 28, 2017

The UB football team was struck with tragedy about a year and a half ago. Their teammate, Solomon Jackson, passed away one week after suffering a medical emergency during spring practice. His teammates hold him in high regard and, at the request of the Jackson family, the program is honoring his memory by allowing a player to don Jackson’s number, 41.