After coming off of another come-from-behind victory, this time over the Carnegie Mellon University Tartans, optimism is high for the Yellow Jackets heading into the rest of the season. “It finally seems like we’ve got some guys stepping up and we’re finally starting to click together,” said junior quarterback Tyler Perone. “Over the past couple … Continue reading
On paper, most would believe the Waynesburg University football team would come out victorious last week. Although it did, it did not happen as easy as most people might have expected. Waynesburg trailed 14-3 after the first quarter, but would go on to score the next 21 points in the 24-21 victory over the Thiel … Continue reading
It’s been four years since the Waynesburg University football team won three consecutive games. After beating Geneva and Thiel the past two weeks, the Yellow Jackets (2-3, 2-2) have a chance to win three straight games for the first time since the 2014 season, when Waynesburg reeled off four consecutive wins between Oct. 4 and … Continue reading
Saturday’s 10-7 win over Geneva at John F. Wiley Stadium was a big relief for everybody involved in the football program. It was the Yellow Jackets’ [1-3, 1-2] first win of the season and ensured that the team wouldn’t start 0-4 for the third year in a row. For junior quarterback Tyler Perone, the win … Continue reading
It had been 322 days since the Yellow Jackets won a football game. Waynesburg broke that streak last week against Geneva College, a school that holds the best rushing offense in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference and ranked eighth in all of Division III. The Waynesburg defense held Geneva to just seven points and 208 yards … Continue reading
Coming into last Saturday’s matchup against Geneva, the Waynesburg University football team was challenged with a tall task—stop the Golden Tornadoes’ potent rushing attack. The triple-option offense ranked eighth in all of DIII football in rushing offense, totaling 328 yards-per-game entering the game featuring the Presidents’ Athletic Conference rivals. The Yellow Jacket defense was not … Continue reading
The culture around concussions is changing, said Andy Palko, the head athletic trainer at Waynesburg University. Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy is all over the news, and athletes and their families are more concerned now than ever about the effects of sustaining regular impacts in the game of football. That’s why Waynesburg University’s football team is using … Continue reading
John F. Wiley Stadium is no stranger to floods. In the last three years, the field has flooded four times. Tropical Storm Gordon just so happened to be the latest storm to swamp the stadium used for the Waynesburg University soccer and football events. As a result, both soccer teams, as well as the football … Continue reading
In the first drive of the game against Bethany College last week, the football team did something it hasn’t done all season in an opening drive – score a touchdown. Despite the positive start, the Yellow Jackets gave up 16 unanswered points to the Bison which led to a 22-13 defeat. Individually, Tyler Perone and … Continue reading
This past week was an unusual one for the Waynesburg University football team. John F. Wiley stadium, the home field for the Yellow Jackets, suffered severe flooding Sept. 10. Because of that, practices for the next three days started early in the morning at approximately 5 a.m. as opposed to later in the afternoon. The … Continue reading
