Buffalo's canceled football game was long overdue
By OWEN O'BRIEN | Nov. 20, 2014Can we take a minute to step back and look at the big picture? Yes, the Buffalo football team?s matchup against Kent State was canceled.
Can we take a minute to step back and look at the big picture? Yes, the Buffalo football team?s matchup against Kent State was canceled.
Buffalo football's game against Kent State is tentatively scheduled for Friday at 1 p.m. Chad Cooper, The Spectrum Mid-American Conference officials, Buffalo and Kent State held multiple teleconferences before coming to a decision about this week?s football matchup. The Bulls and Golden Flashes are tentatively scheduled to play Friday at 1 p.m at UB Stadium.
The Bulls' scheduled Wednesday night game against Kent State was called off due to "travel issues" with Kent State's equpitment truck.
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 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.
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 became Buffalo?s all-time passing touchdown leader Tuesday night in the Bulls? 55-24 victory over Akron.
Former Bull and current San Diego Chargers running back Branden Oliver has ran for 371 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Former Bull and current San Diego Chargers running back Branden Oliver has ran for 371 yards and two touchdowns this season.
Junior running back Devin Campbell returns a kickoff in Buffalo?s 63-21 loss to baylor Sept. 12.
The football team (3-6, 1-4 Mid-American Conference) takes on Akron (4-5, 2-3 MAC) Tuesday in its second to last home game of the season.
Junior quarterback Joe Licata is sacked Quentin Poling in Buffalo?s 37-14 loss Wednesday night.
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.
I?ll admit it. I didn?t watch Buffalo?s entire 37-14 loss to Ohio Wednesday night. No, it wasn?t because I turned the game off.
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.
Sixteen-year-old Damon Janes never regained consciousness after suffering a helmet-to-helmet hit and collapsing on the sidelines last September.
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.
After starting the season 3-2, the Buffalo football team (3-5, 1-3 Mid-American Conference) has dropped three straight games, including a 20-14 loss to Central Michigan (6-4, 4-2 MAC) in its last game Oct.
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.