Terrell Davis: Tackle breaker to tackle maker, UBC’s linebacker creates new...
VANCOUVER — Terrell Davis admits that it was a conversation he didn’t think he’d be having when the UBC Thunderbirds hired Blake Nill, one of the most proven head coaches in all of Canadian...
View ArticleBottom line for football ‘Birds was a win, but with Bisons back Nov. 7, UBC’s...
VANCOUVER — When the Manitoba Bisons broke the huddle for their first offensive series Saturday afternoon at Thunderbird Stadium, and it’s prolific quarterback Theo Deezar was not the guy ready to take...
View ArticleUBC’s Super Weekend: Dedicated core of ‘Birds staffers puts the Blue-and-Gold...
VANCOUVER — Back in the late spring, when schedules were officially released for the 2015-16 Canada West sports season, those working behind the scenes at Western Canada’s largest university athletic...
View ArticleHardy Cup is next: ‘Birds demolish Manitoba, turns sights to No. 1-ranked...
VANCOUVER — As far as filming a commercial of themselves, the UBC Thunderbirds football team couldn’t have presented their essence in a better, more dominant light than they did Saturday when they...
View ArticleHardy Cup heroes: Coach Nill left speechless after underdog UBC stuns...
In the aftermath of a massive upset win, as he prepared to depart McMahon Stadium late Saturday afternoon, UBC Thunderbirds head coach Blake Nill was asked to describe his emotions following a 34-26...
View ArticleUBC football completes impossible dream, Vanier Cup win caps coach Nill’s...
The UBC Thunderbirds climbed to the peak of the Canadian university football world on Saturday, winning a national championship with a roster so young and an ascent so swift that simply watching them...
View ArticleMt. Doug QB Kremler may only be in Grade 9, but Rams’ pivot already sees big...
VANCOUVER — The Mt. Douglas Rams’ post-game locker room last Saturday afternoon was the picture of understated understanding. Sure, B.C.’s No. 3-ranked Triple A high school football team had just come...
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