It was a situation Tyler Smith had prepared for. With a little more than two minutes left in Saturday’s Homecoming game, Thiel’s Trou Johnson had just ran a Chad Walker fumble 86-yards for a touchdown to make it 14-13. All the Tomcats needed was an extra point to tie the score. Earlier, assistant coach Brent … Continue reading
The last time the Waynesburg University football team finished a season without a win, John F. Kennedy was two months away from inauguration. If the Yellow Jackets, who currently sit at 0-4, don’t beat Thiel this Saturday on Homecoming at John F. Wiley Stadium, that’s the path they could be headed down. Waynesburg’s season hasn’t … Continue reading
After Waynesburg lost to Geneva this past Saturday to fall to 0-4, its next challenge will be the Thiel Tomcats, who are the only other 0-4 team in the Presidents’ Athletic Conference. Not only has Thiel not won a game this season, it has also lost 21 consecutive games. Thiel’s last win was against Bethany … Continue reading
After losing its first three games, the Waynesburg University football team made some personnel changes for its week four matchup with Geneva in Beaver Falls. Mason Schrenker replaced Tyler Perone at quarterback, making his first collegiate start. In the running game, freshman Justin Flack had been splitting carries with Jordan Taylor early on, but Taylor … Continue reading
John-Glen Davis hoped more than anything that the news wasn’t true. Late Saturday evening, Sept. 7, Davis found out that his older brother, Dan, had been in a car accident. Shortly after, John Glen-Davis’ worst fear became a reality. His brother was dead at the age of 25. He was killed in a single-car crash … Continue reading
Most players experience a turning point in their career, whether it’s one big play or a record setting season. An athlete will experience ups and downs, but ultimately have their view of the game completely changed. For senior Tyler Smith, it was a position change from safety to linebacker between his sophomore and junior season … Continue reading
The home opener didn’t go as planned for the Waynesburg University football team, as the Jackets fell to the Bethany Bison, 41-17, despite jumping out to a 10-0 lead. “We did not play to our potential for four quarters,” head coach Chris Smithley said. “We accept that, I accept that, and we’re gonna work harder … Continue reading
Going into Saturday’s home opener, the Yellow Jacket football team knew the Bethany [1-2, 1-1] rushing game would need to be stopped to win. But Waynesburg [0-3,0-2], couldn’t do that. The Jacket defense allowed 347 yards on the ground in the Bisons’ 41-17 win. Senior quarterback Carlin Bason lead the way offensively with 174 yards … Continue reading
In most football conferences, teams are used to seeing opponents annually on their schedule. In the Presidents’ Athletic Conference, however, the schedule was played on a rotation basis for the better part of the last 10 seasons. Therefore, the Yellow Jacket football team has only met the Bethany Bison twice since 2015. That’ll change Saturday … Continue reading
Although the Waynesburg University football team fell to Westminster in each of Chris Smithley’s first two seasons as head coach, he was pleased with how his players approached those games. That wasn’t the case Saturday afternoon in New Wilmington. Westminster [2-0, 1-0] jumped on the Yellow Jackets [0-2, 0-1] early, taking a 21-0 lead into … Continue reading
