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The football team celebrates with fans after its 55-24 victory over Akron on Nov. 11. The Bulls will play the day after Thanksgiving on the road for the first time since 2010. Yusong Chi, The Spectrum
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'MAC' Friday

The football team celebrates with fans after its 55-24 victory over Akron on Nov. 11. The Bulls will play the day after Thanksgiving on the road for the first time since 2010.


Graphic by Andy Koniuch, The Spectrum
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Joe Licata sets touchdown record; what's next?

Graphic by Andy Koniuch, The Spectrum It?s been very difficult to find bright spots in the 2014 Buffalo football season. After a 3-4 start ? in a season the Bulls emphatically stated as a year the team would be competitive ? head coach Jeff Quinn was fired.


Junior quarterback Joe Licata threw for just 74 yards in Buffalo's 37-14 loss to Ohio Wednesday evening.
Courtesy of Dan Kubus
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Bulls drop fourth straight MAC game

Junior quarterback Joe Licata threw for just 74 yards in Buffalo's 37-14 loss to Ohio Wednesday evening. Courtesy of Dan Kubus The Buffalo football team entered Wednesday?s game with one of the most versatile offenses in the Mid-American Conference.


Buffalo lost 37-14 to Ohio Wednesday evening and can no longer finish the season bowl eligible.
Courtesy of Dan Kubus
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Gridiron report card: The Spectrum grades the Bulls' 37-14 loss

Buffalo lost 37-14 to Ohio Wednesday evening and can no longer finish the season bowl eligible. Courtesy of Dan Kubus Quarterbacks: F The Good: Junior quarterback Joe Licata tied former Buffalo quarterback Drew Willy for the most touchdown passes in program history (52). The Bad: That touchdown drive started on Ohio?s 19-yard line.


The Spectrum
OPINION

Let Damon Janes make a difference

Sixteen-year-old Damon Janes never regained consciousness after suffering a helmet-to-helmet hit and collapsing on the sidelines last September.


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'More than just an athlete:' UB student-athletes show off their style

Junior wide receiver Marcus McGill?s outfits surprise some people. It?s not that the football player?s jean jacket and green pants are questionable fashion choices; people are just surprised to see a student-athlete wearing something other than a gray or blue ?State University of New York Buffalo? T-shirt and sweat pants. ?I?m one of the few people that actually wear clothes to school, a lot of people just stick to the UB issued stuff,? McGill said.


Ohio junior running back Daz’mond Patterson
is second on Bobcats with 340 rushing yards this season.
The Bulls face Ohio on the road Wednesday night.
Courtesy of Calvin Matthews
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Do or die: Buffalo Bulls prepare for Ohio

The Buffalo football team?s chances of making a bowl game for the second consecutive season seem to be fleeting at best. Ohio junior running back Daz?mond Patterson is second on Bobcats with 340 rushing yards this season. The Bulls face Ohio on the road Wednesday night. Courtesy of Calvin Matthews The Bulls endured the firing of their head coach three weeks ago, are second last in the Mid-American Conference East and have lost three straight games.


Senior wide receiver Devon Hughes dives for junior quarterback Joe Licata’s pass during Buffalo's game against Central Michigan Saturday. Licata was picked off at the 2-yard line by Central Michigan’s Brandon Greer. Yusong Shi, The Spectrum
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Bulls Breakdown

Senior wide receiver Devon Hughes dives for junior quarterback Joe Licata?s pass during Buffalo's game against Central Michigan Saturday.



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