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“VMI forced you to play feast-or-famine football — you know, take a shot, take a shot, hit a big one in the run game — that’s the style that was dictated,” Archer said. “I anticipate the game being called much differently. With the RPOs that we do call, you’re going to have the option to run the ball, because you’re going to get zone coverage and a lighter box.”
Mays’s stellar play, in comparison to fifth-year quarterback Richie Kenney’s struggles, will prompt questions about who will start under center next weekend.
Myers secured her second consecutive Singlehanded championship in Annapolis and Cornell placed third in the Cayuga Invite.
It’s been three weeks of walking to class and three weeks of “the real college experience.” These three weeks have felt oddly normal with ClubFest and homecoming crowds littered with masks and bustling with the awaited conviction that this is what college is really like. These events allow for the essence of normality. Though as I walked through the Arts Quad with my friend, we talked about still feeling “lost.”
It’s been three weeks of Ithaca’s characteristic sunsets, one of the only things that’s remained the same on campus. Sunsets of orange and violet capture day fading into night, painting a backdrop of color on our time here. As a sophomore, I’m still learning where the buildings are and I’m still being mistaken for a freshman.
After a year-long hiatus from competition, Cornell Sprint Football traveled down to northern Pennsylvania to face the Mansfield Mounties for their season opener of the 2021 season. Looking to improve from their 2019 record of 1-5, the Red had high hopes to start their season off on a better note against the Mounties.
The Red Men’s Soccer team (4-1) are winners of four straight and look to carry that momentum into Tuesday’s twilight matchup against rival Syracuse University (4-3). The Battle for Central New York will kick off at 7 p.m. at Berman Field, where Cornell’s eleven will look to capture regional pride and beat the Orange at home for the first time since 1998.
“Everyone did what they needed to do and took care of the little things. That was good to see because we didn’t do that last weekend when we were getting close to the end of sets.”
The big question for Cornell coming into its first game in 665 days was how quickly it would get to game speed against a VMI team that has played 10 games since the Red last took the field.
“The key to this week is can we keep our composure,” Archer said. “And secondly, how quickly do we get to game speed. Those two things are in my mind the biggest questions.”
Cornell football is back, and as the Red prepare for this weekend’s homecoming game matchup against the Virginia Military Institute Keydets, Head Coach David Archer ’05 said he wants to start the season by building off the talent and momentum the team has held onto since the end of the 2019 season.
Led by Head Coach Rob Ferguson, the Red have emerged from the pandemic with fresh talent and an eagerness to turn around this program’s reputation.
