Tag Archives: football

Swift and Kelce: A Love Story

By Olivia Bowman Are Swifties becoming NFL fans? Are NFL fans becoming Swifties? Are dads and daughters bonding over football and pop…

OPINION: NFL Referees: Human Error? Or Is It Time For Reform?

OPINION The opinions published by The Match are solely those of the author, and not of the entire publication, its staff, or Collegiate School. The…

The New Wave of College Football

By Henry Palmore Football in the Southeastern Conference (SEC) has been a tradition for over 100 years. Ever since the College Football…

2023 NFL Draft: Pre-Draft Predictions and Post-Draft Analysis

Author’s Note: I wrote the first half of this article before the 2023 NFL Draft took place on April 27. I wanted…

Honors Feature: Eligibility in College Athletics

By Izzy Lee “​​A remarkable 2,270 days after his first college football game, Bryton Barr will finally play his final one Saturday.”…

Honors Feature: How NIL has Changed The College Athletics World Forever

By Miles Prusek On June 30, 2021, the NCAA passed an interim name, image, likeness policy (NIL) that would allow NCAA players…

Snapshot: Football Standout LJ Booker Returns to Collegiate

By Tyler Stepanian and Randolph Campbell LJ Booker (’24), a standout varsity football wide receiver with multiple Division I offers, has returned…

The Commanders: Struggling On And Off The Field

By Tyler Stepanian It was a cold December night with whipping winds as I drove through some random suburb of Maryland. In…

College Football’s Influence on College Applications

By June Evins What do college football rankings and your college application list have in common? More than you might think. The…

Mark Palyo: A Football Legacy

By Hudson Avery After being the head coach of the varsity football team at Collegiate for 16 years, Upper School Dean of…