Hornets ran out of contention
vacavilleinsider_1rm66q 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…
UC Davis football
Center gives Aggies a lift
Miles Hastings was ready to celebrate Oct. 5 after scoring the first rushing touchdown of his career at UC Davis. The senior quarterback stood in the end zone and waited…
UC Davis will gladly accept 1-11
Cooper Kupp deserves as much blame as any Eastern Washington player for how the Eagles have tormented UC Davis in 11 all-time meetings. In 2016, the senior caught 12 passes…
Improbable win for UC Davis
Last Saturday’s 28-26 victory over fourth-ranked Idaho should have been impossible for UC Davis. The Aggies had not overcome a 14-0 deficit to win since 2010. And they had been…
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…
UC Davis back adds to resume
Lan Larison should have been catching his breath on the sideline as UC Davis prepared to punt at the 10-yard line against Texas A&M-Commerce on Saturday night. A three-and-out meant…
New position, fresh opportunity
Mitchell Dixon should have asked to keep the ball after his 1-yard reception in the second quarter at Cal last Saturday. The play was significant for the UC Davis tight…
Losses lucrative for FCS teams
Andy Thompson would rather not think of how much money Sacramento State made for its 42-28 loss at San Jose State on Thursday. FBC teams make bank for supposedly being…
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…
Little margin for error in big test
Josh Gale has one tackle in three seasons at UC Davis and the senior is not proud of it. Tackles for tight ends are usually the result of being the…