Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Georgetown University’s Newspaper of Record since 1920

The Hoya

Tailgating, Fans Make Football Better in Person

By Nick Fedyk October 23, 2012

For a moment, I thought I was watching John Thompson III getting introduced at Verizon Center. “RG3! RG3! RG3!” Fans were chanting the initials of Washington’s youngest hero, holding up three...

FOOTBALL: More Heartbreak in Loss to Lehigh

By Josh Simmons October 16, 2012

The Georgetown football team (3-4, 0-1 Patriot League) knew that, in order to pull off the upset over No. 10 Lehigh (7-0, 1-0 Patriot League), it would have to force turnovers and minimize its own...

FOOTBALL | Bruised Hoyas Ready for Lehigh

By Evan Hollander October 12, 2012

A week after a tough defeat at Fordham, the Georgetown football team (3-3) will face No. 10 Lehigh (6-0) in what is likely to be the Blue and Gray’s toughest game to date. Sophomore quarterback Stephen...

New Orleans Still Marching On

By Matt Bell October 12, 2012

On Sunday night, a capacity crowd packed the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans to watch Saints quarterback Drew Brees break Johnny Unitas’ longstanding record of 47 consecutive games with a touchdown...

Denver’s Advantage a Mile High

By Corey Blaine October 12, 2012

When the Houston Texans took a commanding 31-11 lead against Peyton Manning’s Denver Broncos in Week 3 of the NFL season, most would have assumed that the game was all but over. In the season following...

FOOTBALL | Tough Defeat Renews Questions About Offense

By Carolyn Maguire October 2, 2012

With twenty-seven seconds left in the fourth quarter, Brown quarterback Pat Donnelly took a knee, ending the 37-10 dismantling of the Hoyas in front of what was left of a once sold-out homecoming crowd....

Healthy Griffin Needed For Skins Trade to Show Results

By Corey Blaine September 27, 2012

Robert Griffin III stepped onto FedEx Field for his first regular season home game last Sunday amidst overwhelming fanfare. Fireworks were set off, and the entire crowd of rabid Redskins fans erupted into...

Casual Thursdays: Tequila and Tailgate

By Shannon Walsh and Shannon Walsh September 27, 2012

The boas have been undusted. The drinks have been bought. The boys have been trained. The girls have been waxed. That time of year has come around once again: Homecoming Weekend 2012. In honor of what...

Football Revolution on Horizon

By Arik Parnass September 25, 2012

In 2009, analyst Brian Burke, with a simple hypothetical scenario, began to change the game of football. Imagine that punting does not exist. The only decision to make on fourth down is whether to run...

Hoyas Escape Tigers on Road

By Josh Simmons September 24, 2012

Playing in front of a national television audience for the first time in program history, the Georgetown football team (3-1) defeated Princeton (0-2), 21-20, on a late field goal by junior kicker Matt...

Has Rory Eclipsed Tiger?

By Nick Fedyk September 24, 2012

Dominance is a tricky thing. In a sporting world that places so much emphasis on training, research and meticulous athletic perfection, it is almost impossible to be dominant in a sport. It is the best...

FOOTBALL | Seniors Go From 0-11 to Primetime

By Pat Curran September 21, 2012

Due to Georgetown football’s relative obscurity in comparison with the world-famous men’s basketball team, those unfamiliar with the Hilltop often assume the school has no gridiron presence. That’ll...

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