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UC Davis Football 2019 Preseason Preview: Tight Ends

The Aggie tight ends are so deep that the biggest concern is not having enough opportunities for everyone to play.
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UC Davis At No. 5 In Coaches Preseason Poll

UC Davis football enters the season as the No. 5 team in the Football Championship Subdivision for the American Football Coaches Association
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UC Davis QB Jake Maier Makes Watch List For Performer Of The Year

UC Davis senior quarterback Jake Maier has been selected among 40 candidates, including seven from the Big Sky Conference, for the CFPA National Performer of the Year preseason watch list.
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2019 Preseason Preview: Running Backs

“I’m very optimistic about the run game,” said assistant coach Mark Speckman, now in his third year guiding the Aggie running backs
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UC Davis Football 2019 Preseason Preview: Defensive Backs

“They bring the experience,” Brown said. “In the last two years, they have been through a lot and were able to go to the playoffs. The guys who played a lot of games will have a significant role on the team, and we’re excited about that.”
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UC Davis To Host Football Fan Fest and Kickoff Party

Intercollegiate Athletics will celebrate the start of a new season by hosting two annual fan-favorite events: Football Fan Fest and the Kickoff Party at Miner's Leap Winery.
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Maier, Preece Lead Phil Steele Preseason Awards

Senior quarterback Jake Maier earned a spot on the second team while senior tight end Wes Preece made the fourth team, representing UC Davis football on Phil Steele’s 2019 Preseason FCS All-America honor roll Thursday.
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UC Davis Ranked No. 5 In STATS Preseason Poll

UC Davis football entered the season at the No. 5 spot in the STATS FCS preseason Top 25,
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OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA - JUNE 07:  Danny Green #14 of the Toronto Raptors celebrates the basket with K...
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It’s (Almost) Over – The Drive – 6/10

Hour 1 Segment 1: Extreme weather always stinks. Down with extreme weather. Segment 2: Morning Brew! Game 5 of the NBA Finals continue tonight. David Ortiz is in stable condition after being shot in the Dominican Republic. The Bruins force a Game 7 in the Stanley Cup Playoff. Segment 3: There’s not a Kawhi Leonard story the […]
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Aggies Receive Their Big Sky Championship Rings

The student-athletes, coaches and staff received a tangible reminder of their achievements with a special presentation of championship rings at Aggie Stadium Monday morning.
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Three Players The Raiders Could Select With The Fourth Pick

There will be plenty of options for the Raiders with the fourth pick but these are the three players Oakland should consider.
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UC Davis Falls To Hawai’i After Late Push

TJ Shorts II notches sixth 20-point game of the season Thursday night vs. Hawai’i.
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SANTA CLARA, CA - JANUARY 07:  Head coach Dabo Swinney of the Clemson Tigers celebrates his teams 4...
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Clemson wins National Championship, routs Alabama 44-16

The Clemson Tigers became the first team in modern college football history to finish a season 15-0, defeating Alabama 44-16 and have won the College Football Playoff National Championship for the second time in three years. 
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Alabama-Clemson Part IV: Previewing the National Championship Game

This preview could have been written back in August before the season started. These two teams were ranked one and two in the preseason Associated Press college football rankings. Both teams finished their seasons 14-0 with convincing wins in the College Football Playoff semifinals. Now, for the third time in four years, the Alabama Crimson Tide meet the Clemson Tigers in the National Championship Game.
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ATLANTA, GA - DECEMBER 01:  Tua Tagovailoa #13 of the Alabama Crimson Tide looks to pass in the fir...
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Previewing the College Football Playoff semifinal

The College Football Playoff features some familiar faces and one new face. The four teams enter the playoff with a combined 50-1 record, the best combined record in the five-year history of the tournament. It is also the first time there are three undefeated teams in the field of four. 
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UC Davis Wins 83-65 in Final Home Game of 2018

Senior communication major TJ Shorts II and junior communication major Matt Neufeld led all scorers with 17 points in Saturday’s non-conference game at the Pavilion, junior communication major Rogers Printup came off the bench to score a season-high 13 points on 5 of 7 shooting overall, and freshman guard Caleb Fuller scored a career-high 12 points to help UC Davis defeat William Jessup, 83-65, in the final home game of 2018.
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Kyler Murray wins 2018 Heisman Trophy

Oklahoma quarterback Kyler Murray has been named the 2018 Heisman Trophy winner. Murray beat out Alabama's Tua Tagovailoa and Ohio State's Dwayne Haskins for the honor.
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No. 6 UC Davis Downs Northern Iowa in First-Ever FCS Playoff Game

The Aggies improve to 10-2 for the year and will face Big Sky Conference rival Eastern Washington in next Saturday's quarterfinal. Kickoff is set for 1 p.m. PST at Roos Field.
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DAYTON, OH - MARCH 15: Head coach Jim Les of the UC Davis Aggies reacts in the second half against ...
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Fuller, Shorts II, Team’s Defense Helps Ags Start New Home Win Streak

By scoring 12 of the first 14 points in Thursday's non-conference home game at the Pavilion, a five minute and 35 second block of action that included a 10-0 scoring run, UC Davis held an early double-digit advantage, one that grew to a game-high 18 points, in its 73-57 wire-to-wire victory versus Northern Arizona.
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PALO ALTO, CA - SEPTEMBER 15: Head coach Dan Hawkins of the UC Davis Aggies and head coach David Sh...
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UC Davis’ Dan Hawkins named Big Sky Coach of the Year

"These awards are a result of working at a great place, with great leadership that facilitates success," said Hawkins. "We have an amazing staff and special student-athletes."
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Coach of the Year Candidate List Includes UC Davis’ Dan Hawkins

UC Davis head coach Dan Hawkins is one of 15 coaches selected on Monday as finalists for the STATS FCS Eddie Robinson Award, which honors the national coach of the year.
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Aggies Fall at Eastern Washington But Remain in First Place

Redshirt freshman biochemistry and molecular biology Ulonzo Gilliam extended a Big Sky program record by scoring his 13th touchdown of the season in Saturday's league road game at No. 5 Eastern Washington, and that scoring drive took place after junior communication major Max O'Rourke opened the afternoon with a 30-yard field goal.
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No. 6 UC Davis Rolls Past NAU, 42-20

UC Davis has scored 40-or-more points in each of its six consecutive victories -- the longest such streak since the 2000 squad did so in the first seven games of the season en route to a 12-1 overall record and a trip to the third round of the NCAA Division II playoffs.
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SAN DIEGO, CA - SEPTEMBER 02: Logan Montgomery #17 of the UC Davis Aggies runs with the ball during...
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UC Davis Ranked No. 3 in FCS Committee’s Top 10

With three weeks remaining in the regular season, the FCS Committee slotted UC Davis No. 3 in its top 10 rankings. This is the only announcement the group will make prior to Nov. 18, also known as Selection Sunday, when this year's postseason bracket is revealed on ESPNU, starting at 9:30 a.m. PT.
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