Football

  • Butler Football: Practice Aug. 25

    Butler Football: Practice Aug. 25

    Photos By Marko Tomich

  • Looking for a three-peat

    Looking for a three-peat

    KYLE BEERY | STAFF REPORTER Head football coach Jeff Voris jogs to midfield in his blue shorts and white t-shirt. Dripped in sweat, he gathers up the special teams unit, gives them a pep talk, breaks the huddle and jogs back to the sideline.  Ian Dobek kicks the ball deep and Marquese Martin-Hayes returns it…

  • Chasing the dream

    BEN SIECK  | Sports Editor Nearly all Butler football players’ careers end with the final whistle of their last collegiate game. When they take off their pads in the locker room, it is the last time most will ever wear them. Former Butler defensive end Jeremy Stephens’ pads are not going into storage just yet.…

  • Football team drops playoff opener

    All fall sports are officially done at Butler after the football team dropped its Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoff opener 31-0 against Tennessee State Saturday at the Butler Bowl. It was the first playoff game in school history for the Bulldogs (9-4). The Bulldogs were also the first team to represent the Pioneer Football…

  • Bulldogs to host Tennessee State in opening round of FCS playoffs

    Coming off its second straight share of a Pioneer Football League title and third in five years, the Butler football team is set to be the first PFL team to play in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The Bulldogs (9-3, 7-1 PFL) will host the Tennessee State Tigers (9-3, 6-2 Ohio Valley) Saturday Nov. 30…

  • OVERTIME: College football playoff is a year late

    BEN SIECK | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR The Butler football team is playoff bound. I hope its players realize how lucky they are. The Bulldogs secured a share of the Pioneer Football League title for the second consecutive season with their win over Morehead State last Saturday. After winning the tiebreaker with Marist, the Bulldogs are…

  • Butler qualifies for FCS playoffs

    KYLE BEERY | ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR After a strange turn of events and a little bit of luck, the Butler football team is headed to the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision Playoffs. The Pioneer Football League announced Tuesday that the Bulldogs (9-3, 7-1 PFL) won a computer rankings-based tiebreaker over Marist (8-3, 7-1). Butler…

  • Football team routs Morehead State, awaits postseason fate

    For the Butler football team, it’s time to wait. The Bulldogs clinched at least a share of the Pioneer Football League championship with a 58-27 win at Morehead State Saturday to wrap up the regular season. This comes after San Diego announced Thursday that it would be withdrawing from PFL title contention as well as…

  • Eyes on the sidelines: Videographers film Butler squads

    BEN SIECK | Asst. Sports Editor Every game. Every practice. Every rep. Butler’s student video coordinators and team managers are responsible for filming all of it. “Any live situations or any situations coaches want to see, we record it,” men’s basketball manager and videographer Jared Todd said. The Butler football and men’s basketball teams both…