The St. Thomas football team will kick off the 2014 season Saturday against the Wisconsin-Eau Claire Blugolds.
Sports in :60 – Sept. 3, 2014
This is Sports in :60 for Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2014.
Tommies face off in intrasquad scrimmage
Before the start of the regular season, the St. Thomas football team held an intrasquad scrimmage for a final tuneup before the season-opener.
O’Connell and Tommies prepare for 2014 season
The St. Thomas football team is continuing training camp for the 2014 season with the return of quarterback Matt O’Connell.
Barr set high for other Vikings rookie Barr
The converted fullback from UCLA has the combination of size and speed to be a disruptive and productive player for the Vikings.
NCAA settles head-injury suit, will change rules
The NCAA agreed Tuesday to settle a head-injury lawsuit by creating a $70 million fund to diagnose thousands of current and former college athletes to determine if they suffered brain trauma playing football, hockey, soccer and other contact sports.
Tommie football ranked No. 11 in national poll
After falling short of the NCAA playoffs last fall for the first time since 2007, the St. Thomas football team heads into the 2014 season ranked No. 11 in the D3Football.com preseason rankings.
Best of Tommie sports: 2013-2014
TommieMedia sports reporters recall the best of St. Thomas sports during the 2013-2014 school year.
St. Thomas football players receive NFL attention
Graduating football players Garrett Maloney and Willie Schneider received invitations to compete for a roster spot in the NFL on Monday.
Football broadcast renewed with 830-AM WCCO
St. Thomas and 830-AM WCCO recently announced a contract extension to continue broadcasting Tommie football games through the 2016 season.
Preview of the 2014 football recruiting class
Coach Glenn Caruso gave perspective on his 2014 recruiting class to a crowd of more than 50 St. Thomas community members.
St. Thomas grad gears up for eighth NFL Draft
As millions tune in to Thursday’s NFL Draft, St. Thomas graduate Shawn Zobel will be watching to see how his draft predictions stack up.
Football attendance falls short of MIAC schools
St. Thomas has finished sixth and fourth in attendance in the MIAC over the past two years.
The NFL season: we want football, not filler
Opinions Editor Alex Goering says the attempt to elongate the NFL to a year-long ordeal is a cheap alternative to actual football.
Vikings to add another $1.2M to stadium project
The funding was approved Friday by the Minnesota Sports Facilities Authority. It brings the total cost of the project from $975 million to $976.2 million.