Put in harm’s way for one play
vacavilleinsider_1rm66q UC Davis does not need Rex Connors to carry the football. The Aggies do not need the senior to score touchdowns. Connors earns his keep by preventing opponents from reaching…
Lan Larison
Cowboy hat was last straw
Wearing a straw cowboy hat in a football photo shoot at UC Davis was hardly Mitchell Dixon’s idea. The senior tight end did not think anything of it until one…
Receiver tackles redemption
Samuel Gbatu Jr. was not the only UC Davis player to miss a tackle last Oct. 19 when the Aggies beat Eastern Washington for the first time in 12 tries.…
More in store for these four
Tim Plough returned to UC Davis in 2023 to become the head football coach with no idea whether Lan Larison would stay to play in 2024. Plough could only hope…
Two coaches on collision course
Tim Plough could have been across the field from Brennan Marion in the Art of Sport LA Bowl on Dec. 17, but neither was in attendance. Plough would have been…
Hutton answers when called
C.J. Hutton is not one of the five players who have at least four touchdown receptions for UC Davis this season. The senior wide receiver is one of the four…
Deserving guy for All-Big Sky
Miles Hastings ranks second among FCS quarterbacks in passing yards and touchdowns passes this season. And since the leader in each category does not play for a Big Sky Conference…
Senior’s health is Aggies’ wealth
Playing it safe with Trent Tompkins has paid off for UC Davis this season. The multitalented senior missed the first two games with a knee injury and was used cautiously…
Two stand out in Aggies crowd
UC Davis honored 31 seniors before Saturday’s showdown against Montana State by introducing them and having them join their families on the field. The seniors came out in numerical order…
Hornets ran out of contention
Andy Thompson was promoted to head football coach at Sacramento State in 2022 four days after the Hornets’ 66-63 loss to Incarnate Word in the FCS playoffs. The loss was…