UC Davis tackles adversity
vacavilleinsider_1rm66q Jayden Stanley could not care less about leading UC Davis in tackles. The safety had four tackles in the Aggies’ 38-36 loss to Idaho State last Saturday to boost his…
Rex Connors
Aggies wonder what counts
UC Davis head coach Tim Plough wonders how a game that does not count will count against six players who are sidelined with season-ending injuries. Playing in five games constitutes…
Put in harm’s way for one play
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…
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…
Quick spin around football world
Vacaville has five high school football teams – Vacaville. Will C. Wood, Vacaville Christian, Vanden and Kairos. Vanden is in Fairfield, but the Vikings might as well call Vacaville home…
Lightning strikes out Aggies
Tim Plough was willing to wait for the cows to come home in order to UC Davis to finish Saturday’s game against Mercer in Montgomery, Ala. And the second-year head…
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.…
Briscoe makes every catch count
Michael Briscoe’s football career at Cal Poly began just as the spread of COVID-19 led to the 2020 season being canceled. Cal Poly was one of the eight teams in…
Golf? Tennis? Make it football
Asking Princeton Toki if he plays football at UC Davis is a silly question. All it does is give the senior permission to respond with a silly answer. Toki is…
Bears a bit too much for Aggies
UC Davis linebacker Grant Garretson (left) puts pressure on Cal’s Fernando Mendoza. Porter Connors (39) celebrates with his brother Rex after returning a fumble for the Aggies’ first touchdown in…