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QB George Martin winds up for a pass during the Colonials’ training camp in 2017.
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Get to Know an Opponent: Robert Morris

On Thursday evening, the Bulls will enter UB Stadium as heavy favorites against Robert Morris.  That isn’t stopping them from treating it as an important contest — memories of the not-too-distant past and nearly won season openers continue to haunt the football program.


Former Bulls quarterback Tyree Jackson winds up for a throw last season. Jackson is now fighting for a spot on the Buffalo Bills roster.
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When Bulls become pros

UB football’s ten wins last season were a school record, but the team’s roster lost some key players when the season ended.  Five of those players went on to make preseason camps for NFL teams. Still, to really make a team, players must make the final 53-man roster by the end of the preseason. This can be difficult for undrafted players, even for the talent that represented UB last season. Three of these players, highlighted below, may still have a chance at making their respective pro teams’ final roster. 


Tyree Jackson drops back to throw at the 2018 Mid-American Conference Championship Game. Jackson’s pro day was modeled after Bills quarterback Josh Allen.
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Down I-90

Tyree Jackson knew he wanted to be an NFL quarterback. That’s why he direct messaged quarterback coach Jordan Palmer on Instagram last July to take the next step in his football career.


Alysaa Cuevas, Lace Smith, Ally Power, Alissa Karjel and Catrell Robertson stand with members of the UB softball coaching staff and administrators following the end of their doubleheader on Saturday.
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Softball celebrates its seniors

Saturday marked the end of softball’s season and the end of the careers of five seniors: Ally Power, Alissa Karjel, Catrell Robertson, Lace Smith and Alyssa Cuevas. Buffalo finished its first season with Mike Ruechel as head coach with a record of 10-32-1 overall and 6-10-1 in Mid-American Conference play.


UB student receives "back-splash" from a muddy volleyball. Many students left Oozefest with muddy faces from similar experiences.
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'Wild wild mess'

Spring is back in Buffalo and the UB community celebrated the change of season with the time-honored tradition of Oozefest.


Jeremy Harris lays it in during the MAC Championship in Cleveland, OH. Harris will participate in the Pro Basketball Combine on May 21-22.
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Sports briefs

Senior forward Jeremy Harris will take part in the Pro Basketball Combine, May 21-22 at the Mamba Sports Academy in Thousand Oaks, California. Harris is the second UB player to participate after Wes Clark performed in it last year.


Captains of the UB football team including Tyree Jackson (3) and Cameron Lewis (39) walk onto the field at the MAC Championship game. Jackson and Lewis both became members of the Bills this weekend.
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One Buffalo: Bills sign two former Bulls

Just minutes after the end of the 2019 NFL Draft, the Buffalo Bills signed UB’s quarterback Tyree Jackson as an undrafted free agent.  The quarterback who played his college ball just 20 minutes away from One Bills Drive, will now have a chance to compete for the No.-2 quarterback job behind Josh Allen.


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Bulls in the big leagues

There’s more UB athletics alum than Khalil Mack.  We’ve had members of the NFL Hall of Fame, UFC fighters, players who became coaches and soccer players all graduate from UB. UB has been able to turn out a number of professional athletes, despite not being a Division-I program for the majority of its history.


Tony Watson instructs kids at the Pro Training Basketball facility in North Tonawanda. Watson spent four years as a member of UB’s basketball team and three years playing overseas before returning to Buffalo.
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From YouTube to Tonawanda

Tony Watson put up shots at Alumni Arena on Tuesday, but this time not as a student or a member of the men’s basketball team. Watson returned to his alma mater to help train the UB men’s basketball program.


Senior pitcher Ally Power winds up to throw. Power went five innings, surrendering two runs and striking out four as the Bulls lost game one of their doubleheader.
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Softball drops doubleheader

The Bulls lost the battle of Main Street on Wednesday, dropping each game of their doubleheader against Canisius. Canisius (8-25) derailed Buffalo (9-26-1, 6-4-1 Mid-American Conference) from its recent success at the game. The Bulls went into the matchup winning four of their last five games, scoring at least five runs in each win.


Members of the UB football team talk to students about registering to the Be The Match national bone marrow donation program. Linebacker Matt Otwinowski will be donating next week.
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Drive to win

Junior linebacker Matt Otwinowski will undergo surgery next week, but not for an injury. Otwinowski is donating bone marrow. On Tuesday, he and other members of the football team tried to recruit more donors in the Student Union.


Sophomore quarterback Kyle Vantrease throws a pass over the middle. The sophomore is the only quarterback on UB’s roster to start a game for Buffalo.
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Football finishes spring season

Four months after Tyree Jackson declared for the NFL draft, the Bulls are nowhere close to finding their starting quarterback for next season. The Bulls hosted their spring football game on Friday to give fans a taste of what’s in store for next season. Buffalo was without a number of players due to injury or transferring out of the program, and the Bulls were lacking the star power and big plays they were known for last season.


Sixteen-year old Peyton Longo holds up his National Letter of Intent after signing on as a member of the Bulls. Longo suffers from a form of muscular dystrophy and has joined the team through Team IMPACT.
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UB football adds one more recruit

It’s rare that a recruit can have so much impact before ever touching the field. Sixteen-year-old Peyton Longo from Cheektowaga has done just that and officially signed on as a member of the Bulls last Friday.


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