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By: Craig Epstein | Published Sept. 24, 2016 On Thursday, Sept. 8, the New York Mets did what 29 other major league teams were unwilling to do: they signed former NFL quarterback Tim Tebow to a minor league contract. This came as a surprise to not only the baseball world, but the sports world as a whole. The following is […]
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By: Joel Joly | Posted on Sept. 28, 2015 Prior to the first game, Kean’s Head Coach Dan Garrett stressed the importance of beginning the season on the right foot. Kean University’s football team won their season opener for the first time in four years against Bridgewater State 47-21 back on September 12. Quarterback Tyler Rodriguez led the off ense […]
Read moreBy Jaime Alicea III on Sept. 28, 2015 Two John Jay high school football players in Marble Falls, Texas are being charged for assault after blindsiding a referee on the final moments of a controversial game. Referee Robert Watts was assaulted viciously from behind by a defensive back and then struck again by another incoming defensive back as […]
Read moreBy: Angel Ospina | Posted on Sept. 28, 2015 They say nothing is permanent except change, luckily for Tyler Rodriguez change came at the perfect time. Rodriguez, a junior student-athlete here at Kean University, felt change was necessary when he made the decision to transfer from rival school Montclair State University this fall semester. “I left Montclair because the coach told me […]
Read morePhoto: Gawker By, Alyssa Davis on Sept. 28, 2015 Eight months have come and gone since the fateful game that gave birth to Deflategate, yet the Kean community is still debating the National Football League playoff matchup between the New England Patriots and the Indianapolis Colts. Patriots quarterback Tom Brady and his team were accused of cheating after it was […]
Read moreBy: Jaime Alicea III The Kean University football team’s season is officially over after a gut-wrenching 16-14 loss to NJAC rival, Montclair State on Sat., Nov. 15. The team posted a record of 2-8, with a conference record of 2-5 in the NJAC. The team began the season with a three-game losing streak. After posting a win against Southern Virginia […]
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Orlando (standing in the ring to the left) during a match. By Lauren Spain Balancing being a college athlete and a full-time student is difficult enough, but for senior football player Mike Orlando, it’s just the beginning. He balances being a student, a college athlete, while also pursuing his dream of becoming a professional wrestler. Orlando began playing football his […]
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Jaleel Taylor playing OL for ASI Panthers By Jonathan Bonilla Jaleel Taylor, a senior communication major, is finishing up his final semester this fall at Kean University. On top of his dream of becoming a media broadcaster and journalist, Taylor pursues another, larger dream. He strives to become a professional athlete with a degree. “It was always my dream,” said […]
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By Mak Ojutiku You need to be a certain kind of person to be a football player. It takes a special kind of mentality to get through all the practices, training camps and workouts. All football players have some kind of defining motivator one way or another. For some it’s the rush of just being on the field, or the […]
Read moreBy Carl Stoffers The Kean University football program has endured adversity in the past. The program suffered decades of mediocrity before it shed its losing image after being turned around by head coach Dan Garrett. Now, with the Cougars in the basement of the New Jersey Athletic Conference standings with a 1-4 record, Garrett isn’t ready to throw in the towel. “We’ve got […]
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