Players and Gannon University fans who attended the Knights football game Saturday night got a feel of Erie’s finest weather. Just one touchdown short of a victorious weekend against Clarion University, the Knights fought long and hard against Mother Nature and their opposition before suffering a 13-7 loss to Clarion. The Knights came out in [...]
The Gannon University football team set several offensive records against Slippery Rock University Saturday. Unfortunately for the Knights after the 38-18 loss at Mihalik-Thompson Stadium, the most glaring record is 1-2 — the Knights’ overall mark Saturday’s loss was more evocative of an AFL game than a Pennsylvania State Athletic Conference Western Division opener for [...]
In its first two weeks, the Gannon University football team has shown it has spirit in coming back from multiple-score deficits in both games. But Saturday, it was a host of turnovers that came back to haunt the Knights Gannon lost three fumbles and was intercepted three times in its 21-17 loss to West Chester [...]
Q: What’s the biggest difference between serving as defensive coordinator and head coach? A: More administrative responsibilities. Managing a whole football team, you’re really able to put your personal stamp on a team. I have a different personality than what was in charge here in the past and were just trying to do things different. [...]
For nearly four months, he planned, devised, created and re-created in preparation for his debut as Gannon University’s football coach. But after all of first-year coach Brad Rzyczycki’s work leading up to Gannon’s 36-33 season-opening win over Lake Erie College Thursday night, another Knight shone brightest in his debut — all to the delight of [...]
Less than a week into camp, little seems able to hold down the spirits of members of the Gannon University football team. Even if the Knights aren’t able to do the same with lunch. Systems, speed and the stomach flu have all been topics of conversation at Gannon’s preseason camp, which started Aug. 10 and [...]
Gannon University has named Brad Rzyczycki its head football coach. Gannon President Keith Taylor made the announcement during a press conference Friday morning inside the Board Room in the Old Main building. Rzyczycki, 39, had been the interim head coach since Jim Kiernan resigned in early March and previously served as Gannon’s defensive coordinator since [...]
Gannon University football coach Jim Kiernan has resigned after five years as head coach of the Knights. Gannon Director of Athletics Mark Richard said Kiernan informed him of his decision the morning of Tuesday, Feb 21. Kiernan told the team following a meeting that Thursday. “Coach came into my office Tuesday morning and tendered his [...]
The Gannon University football team made a trip to New York in the hopes of finishing the season with consecutive wins. But the Knights found out that the Big Apple bites back. At Long Island’s Brookville, Gannon fell to Long Island University C.W. Post 33-15 Saturday. C.W. Post outscored the Knights 33-5 over the final [...]
Gannon University’s Lawrence Coleman said he told teammates at halftime of Saturday’s win over Slippery Rock University that the Knights would prevail, despite being on the wrong side of a 20-7 score. Fortunately for Gannon, Coleman is a man of his word. The senior wide receiver accounted for three touchdowns, as Gannon generated a furious [...]