Corp out for the year, Hicks to start at QB
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The latest injury to the University of Richmond football team may be the toughest for the team to overcome.
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The latest injury to the University of Richmond football team may be the toughest for the team to overcome.
DURHAM, N.H. — The University of Richmond football team has thrived during the past three seasons by forcing its opponents into turnovers. But this afternoon against the University of New Hampshire, the turnover bug bit back.
For the first time this year, the University of Richmond football team will travel outside the state of Virginia as it takes on the University of New Hampshire at noon on Saturday.
Last Tuesday I read the scathing letter an alumnus sent about student (non)attendance at the football game on Family Weekend. The letter lit a bit of a fire beneath many students' tushes because the author pitted the Richmond student body as over-indulged, self-absorbed, apathetic ninnies.
I normally don't make bets.
There is a group of people at the University of Richmond that often goes unnoticed. They go to classes, lodges, the dining hall and even live in the dorms, but they are the smallest class on campus. They are the fifth-year senior athletes.
This is not a column about school spirit. I know that the majority of Richmond students are proud to be Spiders, because if we weren't, then we would have transferred by now.
Senior tailback Tyler Kirchoff set career highs with 24 rushing attempts, 129 yards and four touchdowns to lead Richmond over Coastal Carolina University, 41-19, Saturday afternoon at Robins Stadium. Three late interceptions from the Richmond defense sealed the game for the Spiders. Richmond improved to 2-2 on the year.
With about eight minutes left in the game, the University of Richmond was amidst another second-half meltdown with Coastal Carolina at Richmond's 2-yard line and trailing by eight. The only question seemed to be whether the Richmond defense would be able to stop a two-point try by Coastal Carolina.
Setting career highs for attempts, yards and touchdowns typically means a great four quarters of football.
As a former editorialist for this very student paper, I know a thing or two about hitting the "Send" button too quickly, about not really thinking things over sufficiently before letting them get to print, about wanting a Mulligan after it's a little too late for one. So I am willing to give my fellow alumnus David Anderton the benefit of the doubt, to believe he was not fueled by malice when he referred to the current Richmond students as "a self-absorbed and over-indulged group of apathetic human beings" in a letter to the editor earlier this week. However, the topic of Spider spirit is one that is inevitably raised almost annually, yet nothing constructive seems to come from it. So, for what it's worth, I'd like to share a few thoughts on the issue.
Nick Hicks is not your traditional punter. Everything from his punting style to the way he became a punter is different. But he has produced great results for the University of Richmond football team.
New stadium? Check. New high-profile transfer quarterback? Check. New greater sense of school pride surrounding the football team? If last Saturday's game against the University of Delaware is any indication, that box most assuredly will remain blank. While starting off fairly full, the student section provided only a handful of dedicated fans standing and cheering on their Spiders by game's end. A mass of people even left at halftime, when the game was still close with Richmond trailing by a mere 13-6 deficit.
I thought I was going to get over this, but the more I think about it, the madder I get.
In the Colonial Athletic Association opener for both teams, the University of Delaware Blue Hens used their overwhelming air attack, led by quarterback Pat Devlin's 240 passing yards to defeat the University of Richmond Spiders, 34-13, at Robins Stadium Saturday evening.
Though the University of Richmond equestrian team may not generate quite as much publicity as Spider football, its members are determined to make this year different. They are planning to take action to leave an impact on their school, their competition and their community.
The University of Richmond defeated Elon 27-21 in overtime on Saturday in front of a sold out crowd in the inaugural game at Robins Stadium.
Martin Parker has been a defensive lineman for the University of Richmond football team since he redshirted as a freshman five years ago, and yet he has never played a real home game.
A gate on the outer fence line of Robins Stadium will attract the attention of Spider fans as they enter the first on-campus football game at the University of Richmond.
Tailgating: