Football – The Fordham Ram

Fordham Football won't get to play until late-September due to COVID-19. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Fordham Cancels First Three Football Games of 2020

July 6, 2020

After weeks of speculation, Fordham Football’s game against Hawaii — scheduled for Sept. 12 in Honolulu — has been canceled due to coronavirus concerns and Patriot League restrictions. On Tuesday...

Patriot League Offers Guidance for 2020 Fall Season

June 22, 2020

The Patriot League has announced its guidelines for a safe 2020 fall sports season. This affects Fordham because the Rams play football in the Patriot League and play all other sports in the Atlantic 10. The guideli...

The NCAA is hoping to get back on the field in July and August. (Courtesy of NCAA)

NCAA Football Oversight Committee Submits Proposed Preseason Model

June 18, 2020

On Wednesday, the NCAA’s Football Oversight Committee finalized a plan to hold summer activities and practices in advance of the upcoming 2020 season in the fall. The plan calls for six weeks of preseason practices and wo...

Anthony Coyle Signs With Steelers

Jimmy Sullivan, Sports Editor

April 16, 2020

Former Fordham offensive lineman Anthony Coyle’s frenetic football journey continues. After a brief stint in the XFL, which shut its doors last week due to lost revenue after the coronavirus outbreak, Coyle has signed a free agent contract with the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers. Coyle, who played 48 games for Fordham in four seasons, graduated from the school in 2018. The latest chapter in Coyle’s football life c...

Is this really the end for Tom Brady, Bill Belichick, and the storied Patriots dynasty? (Courtesy of Flickr)

Is the Patriots’ Dynasty Over?

February 5, 2020

It was a strange sight to watch the Super Bowl on Sunday without the Patriots.

Football Lands Nine New Recruits

December 24, 2019

The Fordham football program is looking ahead to the 2020 season and has letters of intent from nine new recruits, head coach Joe Conlin announced last Wednesday. The nine incoming Rams include a trio of...

Football Ends Season With Win Over Bucknell

December 4, 2019

The 2019 season for Fordham Football has been very much like a hot tea. Along the way there were saccharine tastes of sugar that were enough to keep a person yearning for more. However, there was also...

Football Allows Huge Fourth Quarter in Holy Cross Loss

November 20, 2019

This past Saturday, Fordham welcomed current and former members of the university to celebrate its annual Homecoming. The day was so blisteringly cold that this reporter is still recovering from dried...

Daniel Jones (above) and Sam Darnold could be the futures of their teams. (Courtesy of Flickr)

The Giants & Jets: A Tough Game to Watch

November 13, 2019

The 2019 National Football League (NFL) season in the New York area has made it almost impossible to be enthusiastic or even care about football. Playing in the same region, the same city and even the...

Football Loses on the Road to Colgate

November 13, 2019

The weather is getting colder. The leaves are changing their color. You can hear the voices of Mariah Carey and Michael Buble begin to crescendo into the final month and a half of the year. What all...

Fordham Football now fall to 1–2 in the Patriot League standings. (Courtesy of Fordham Athletics)

Football Comeback Falls Short at Lafayette

November 6, 2019

Any fan of Fordham Football, casual or devoted, would agree: just when you thought you were out, they pull you right back in. In what was perhaps a season-defining game for the Fordham Rams on Saturd...

Everyone Responsible for Giants’ Lack of Accountability

October 30, 2019

The New York Giants’ 2019 season is quickly spiraling out of control. Big Blue suffered its fourth straight loss this past Sunday at Ford Field to the Detroit Lions by the score of 31-26, despi...