Jen Jezierski
Articles by Jen Jezierski
How many bowl games are too many bowl games?
I hate bowl season. There. I said it. There are way too many bowl games. It’s just unnecessary to have 35 bowl games, which require 70 football teams. Are there even 70 good teams every year? [...]
Notre Dame sinks No. 11 Louisville in double overtime
Behind Jack Cooley’s 18 points and the important six points from Eric Atkins in the second overtime, Notre Dame took down #11 Louisville 67-65 in double overtime Saturday in Louisville. With 17 seconds to go in [...]
Kraft fights hunger while Illinois and UCLA promote boredom
Kraft may fight hunger, but it didn’t fight boredom with this bowl game. The most entertaining part of the Kraft Fight Hunger Bowl was the opening coin toss since they used an Oreo. Illinois had lost [...]
Gators chomp Seminoles for the third straight meeting
Patric Young did it again. The Florida sophomore had himself a game as the Gators beat their rival, Florida State, 82-64, Thursday night in Gainesville. Young put up 15 points, and he can block, too, as [...]
Texas A&M vs. Florida: who comes out on top?
On Saturday, December 17, #22 Texas A&M will face off against #13 Florida. Both teams have impressive records (A&M is 8-1, Florida is 7-2), but the question here is which ranked team is going to lose? [...]
Gators chomp Wildcats in OT
Patric Young soaked in the cheers from Florida fans at the end of overtime. The sophomore forward scored a career-high 25 points and 10 rebounds as the Gators beat the Arizona Wildcats 78-72. The No. 12 [...]
One down: Minnesota sinks DePaul in first round of Old Spice Classic
Three truths I learned from the Minnesota 86-85 victory over DePaul in the first round of the Old Spice Classic: 1. Minnesota needs to work on its shooting. While scoring 86 points in a game [...]
Louisville Cardinals will batter Butler
The Louisville Cardinals will prove too tough for the Butler Bulldogs when these teams face off at 2 p.m. Saturday at Hinkle Field House in Indianapolis. Here are the keys to this game: 1. Early-season injuries [...]
Rambler Rowdies: come early, stay late, go crazy!
If you were to walk around the campus of Loyola University Chicago today, you wouldn’t see the same things I saw seven years ago. The Alumni Gym, where the 1963 men’s basketball championship team played, has [...]
The kick is up, and the kick is …
With four seconds left, Arizona State’s chance at a win was in the hands of kicker Alex Garoutte. Actually, it was in his foot. Down 29-28, it was up to Garoutte to make a 46-yard field [...]
