Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
The independent student publication of The University at Buffalo, since 1950

Football

The Spectrum
SPORTS

Funeral for Solomon Jackson scheduled

The funeral for former UB defensive end Solomon Jackson will be held on Saturday at the Fairfield Baptist Church in Lithonia, Georgia – roughly 20 minutes from his hometown of Stone Mountain. There will also be a viewing of his body on Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. at the Gregory B. Levett and Sons Funeral Home in Decatur, Georgia, according to a representative of Jackson's high school, Tucker High School. Jackson’s family is expected to attend the viewing from 7-8 p.m.


SPORTS

UB art department pays tribute to Solomon Jackson

On Tuesday, UB’s Department of Art held a memorial in Jackson’s honor, one week after the university announced his death. Jackson, who was a studio art major, died on the night of Feb. 29 after suffering a medical emergency during a team conditioning session on Feb. 22. He was 20 years old.


Solomon Jackson poses for a photo during a Bulls' practice in August of 2015. Jackson passed away Monday evening - one week after suffering a medical emergency at team practice. 
SPORTS

UB football player Solomon Jackson in critical condition

UB football player Solomon Jackson has been hospitalized at Buffalo General Medical Center following a medical emergency during a Bulls conditioning session Monday morning. Medical personnel at the hospital told The Spectrum Monday night that Jackson was in critical condition. Jackson’s family declined comment.


OPINION

The UB Bulls are being built brick by brick

While Lance Leipold was the head coach last year as the recruits came in to Buffalo, there was a perception that those players - a few of them - were holdovers from a class built by the previous regime. So, I wanted to see what Leipold and his staff would do, some of the players and states that would target. And in the end, there were some trends that I liked from this class and last year’s group of players. 


Senior wide receiver Ron Willoughby tries to make a catch in Buffalo’s 41-30 loss to Northern Illinois at Alumni Arena on Nov. 11. Willoughby, who finished the season with 62 catches for 813 yards and six touchdowns and the rest of the receivers received a ‘B’ in our season grades.
SPORTS

UB Bulls gridiron season report card

The football team ended its first season of the Lance Leipold era 5-7 with a 3-5 Mid-American Conference record. A 5-7 record isn’t a bad start to the Leipold era, but losing three in a row to end the season, when just one more win was needed to make the team bowl eligible, left a sour taste in fans’ mouths.


Senior quarterback Joe Licata hugs freshman center James O'Hagan after a tough, season-ending 31-26 loss to Massachusetts at UB Stadium Friday. It was the final game of Licata's UB career. 
SPORTS

UB quarterback Joe Licata plays for the name on the front - and the back

Joe Licata's played every single game of his college career with family in the stand, and they were there once again for his last game Friday despite wind, rain and a heart-breaking season-ending 31-26 loss to Massachusetts. His father Gil and mother Paula have never missed a game – home or away – while his three sisters have only missed a few.


Senior wide receiver Ron Willoughby had a season-high 11 catches for 105 yards in Buffalo's 41-21 loss to Akron Saturday. 
SPORTS

Gridiron report card: Akron defeats UB Bulls 42-21

The football team (5-6, 3-4 Mid-American Conference) is still a win away from bowl eligibility after a 41-21 loss to Akron (6-5, 4-3 MAC) at InfoCision Stadium – Summa Field Saturday. Buffalo will now need a win over Massachusetts (2-9, 1-6) in its season finale at UB Stadium on Friday for any chance at the program’s third bowl game since returning to Division I in 1999. Here’s how The Spectrum graded the Bulls’ performance Saturday.


Akron running back Conor Hundley runs into the end zone on a scoring drive. Akron and Buffalo are both one win away from Bowl eligibility.
SPORTS

Who has the edge: UB Bulls vs. Akron

In a Mid-American Conference matchup between two teams vying for bowl eligibility, the Buffalo football team (5-5, 3-3 MAC) and Akron (5-5, 3-3) face off in the second-to-last game of the regular season Saturday. The Spectrum decided who has the edge at each position.



View this profile on Instagram

The Spectrum (@ubspectrum) • Instagram photos and videos




Powered by SNworks Solutions by The State News
All Content © 2026 The Spectrum