Tag: Football
105-yard kickoff return sets season’s tone for London Beefeaters
If the first play of the season is any indication, the London Beefeaters are in for another long and successful Ontario Football Conference campaign. Former South Lion LJ Dyer returned the opening kickoff 105 yards for a touchdown to launch the 2021 national finalists to a 42-14 victory in Ottawa over the Sooners last weekend. […]
Western Mustangs’ big guns primed for another run to Vanier Cup
In three months last fall, Evan Hillock went from a promising backup quarterback to unbeaten Vanier Cup MVP. The Western Mustangs pivot expects to be better right out of the gate this season. “Last year, I came in with the mentality to prepare as a starter, even though I wasn’t at the start of the […]
PHOTOS: Hot shots from Ontario youth football finals in London
Fall football is still weeks off, but a sweltering Sunday capped a championship weekend in London for the Ontario Summer Football League.
Western Mustangs hope football camp will be ‘healing’ ahead of pressure-filled season
The Vanier Cup champs spent a good deal of their off-season in mourning.
Jr. Mustangs trying to win football title for ‘Coach KJ’
Jay (KJ) Kenemy had two big goals in mind for the Ontario Summer Football League this season.
Doubling down: U of Illinois’s London twins ready for NCAA Big 10 battle
The long and storied history of NCAA Big 10 football will have a new wrinkle at its Media Days season launcher this week: Canadian twins. Londoners Chase and Sydney Brown will hit the interview circuit Wednesday in Indianapolis along with University of Illinois coach Bret Bielema and defensive back Jartavius Martin to represent the Fighting […]
‘He is football in Ontario:’ Respected, generous London coach dies suddenly
Jay Kenemy believed so much in the value of football, he would pay for kids’ registration fees so they could stay in the game.
PHOTOS: Tim Tindale’s legendary run with the Western Mustangs
Tim Tindale dominated Canadian university football in the early 1990s, becoming one of the best players ever for the Western Mustangs before a four-year NFL career with the Buffalo Bills and Chicago Bears.
Western Mustangs legend Tim Tindale opens up on Canadian Football Hall of Fame honour
One of the greatest players in Western Mustangs football history is now a Canadian Football Hall of Famer.
PHOTOS: Vanier Cup celebrations through the years
The Vanier Cup championship game – the pinnacle of Canadian university football – will be held for the first time ever in London this November, multiple sources tell our Ryan Pyette.