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The UC Davis football team — thanks to a strong finish last year — shoe-horned itself into a fourth-place tie in the Big Sky Conference, going 5-3 in league after that forgettable 0-4 start. UCD’s reward? The toughest schedule in school history. Now that the two games with Football Bowl Subdivision foes are behind them, the Aggies get […]
FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The diversity of the Aggie offense was on display Saturday, but there was not enough UC Davis tackling early as hot-handed quarterback Garrett Grayson threw for 425 yards and four first-half touchdowns in Colorado State’s 49-21 victory before 21,202 at Hughes Stadium. The Rams marked the second Football Bowl Subdivision team UCD has […]
In last week’s 52-17 rout of Fort Lewis, the UC Davis football team used an explosive offense to score four touchdowns from 43 yards or beyond. While those fireworks were exciting for the home crowd, the Aggie task at hand has changed mightily for Saturday. UCD travels to Colorado State for its second 2014 contest against […]
Man, I cringe just thinking about “Dr. Mario” and his career as a mixed martial artist. I remember this guy as a Davis Little Leaguer who had tons of speed, over-the-top enthusiasm and a distaste for the opposition — even back in T-Ball. Dr. Mario — the stage name for 2005 Davis High graduate Mario […]
The Colorado State football team thought it had things figured out in a 31-17 season-opening win at Colorado. In scoring 17 unanswered fourth-quarter points Aug. 30 against the Pac-12 Buffaloes, the Rams — who host UC Davis this weekend — looked like a contender for the Mountain West Conference crown. Then came last week’s league reality check … In […]
Ask Fort Lewis players what Jermale Jefferson looks like and they’ll probably have a tough time providing a description. But mention No. 18 and they’ll say “Oh, yeah. That guy.” You see, UC Davis’ 5-foot-10, 170-pound freshman receiver mostly showed the visiting Skyhawks the back of his jersey during Saturday’s 52-17 victory. Aggie coach Ron Gould hinted […]
Some fans swear they heard quacking at Aggie Stadium during Saturday night’s 52-17 swamping of Fort Lewis. So quick and proficient was the UC Davis offense — none of seven touchdown “drives” took more than 3:23 — that the locals looked (save the uniforms) like the breakneck offense of Oregon. Before an entertained crowd of 3,597, UCD […]
With six turnovers forced in just two games, UC Davis is waaaay ahead of where it was a year ago in terms of blowing up opponents’ offenses. Aggie corner Shamawn Wright says taking the ball away is something he and his colleagues work on every day in practice. “(Defensive coordinator Bert) Watts harps on that […]
Anyone familiar with UC Davis football coach Ron Gould knows his team’s focus is about “following the process … worrying about what we do, not the opponent.” After a tough day at the office last weekend (a 45-0 loss at No. 13 Stanford), Gould’s Guys take the competition level down a notch (actually several notches) as Division-II Fort Lewis […]
Can it be? UC Davis running back Gabe Manzanares is about to saddle up? Since last spring, when the Aggies’ breakout player of 2013 injured his foot, the reigning Big Sky Conference Newcomer of the Year has been pacing the sidelines. Manzanares hasn’t popped a pad since helping destroy Sacramento State, 34-7, last Nov. 23. […]
In the first two weeks of the college football season, UC Davis goes from one end of the opponent spectrum to the other as the Aggies welcome struggling Division-II Fort Lewis to town this weekend. Coming off of a 45-0 pounding at Stanford last weekend, UCD’s home opener features the 2014 debut of the Durango, […]
Ranked No. 11 in the Collegiate Water Polo Association preseason poll, the UC Davis men know there’s plenty of work to be done if they’re still planning to make waves when that December NCAA title tournament rolls around. The lofty poll placement equals the highest preseason ranking in school history (2008 and 2009 Aggie squads achieved similar regard) and […]
She’s one ol’ gal who certainly has aged well. Davis Golf Course — known to generations as Muni — is 50 years old. And while the 18-hole layout has plenty of stories to tell, it was longtime golfer Gary Clark who provided his account of the course’s first hole-in-one. Clark, for 37 years a mathematics instructor at Woodland […]
