The final weeks of the National Football League’s 2018-2019 season are almost here. It’s time to throw out my personal prediction for the NFL playoffs. In the AFC, the playoff race is a lot closer than everyone thought it would be at the beginning of the year. People saw the […]
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Women’s soccer causes more concussions than football
The black and white ball curves through the sky and hits the player’s head before it soars upward again. That brief contact with the soccer ball can cause extensive damage if players are not careful, especially women. According to American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons in gender matched sports, women experience […]
Nick Saban makes Alabama a college football dynasty
The Alabama Crimson Tide have been rolling through the NCAA football scene for quite some time now with a combination of Hall of Fame coaching and great young players on both sides of the ball. It’s fair to label them as one of the best dynasties that the NCAA has […]
The NFL’s offense-heavy season surprises spectators
Welcome back to the best football opinion column on JBU campus. We haven’t visited the National Football League for a few weeks, and Week Eight has come and gone. Midway through the season, there’ve been a few players who have separated themselves from the pack when it comes to performance. […]
Student channels passion for soccer into service opportunity
It’s cold. I want to give up, but I can’t. There are only two minutes left in the second half and the game is tied 1-1. A goal is a ‘must have’. The opposing team sends the ball out of bounds. They kick it over the fence. The referee calls […]
JBU cross country finishes strong
Two students earned trips to the NAIA National Championship after their times in the 2018 Sooner Athletic Conference meet placed them in the top 10. On Nov. 3, the John Brown University cross country teams drove to Oklahoma City, Okla., to compete for the last race of the season. However, […]
Chiefs stay undefeated in an exciting week of football
Week five of the NFL season has come and gone with plenty of surprises. The NFL’s strong offensive showings have made for exciting games throughout the league play. Here are some things to be looking for in the coming weeks. If you haven’t jumped on the Patrick Mahomes wagon yet, […]
New student section supports athletics
Groups of students pound their feet on the hard plastic bleachers, shouting the name of their university each time the ball connects with a player’s arms. “J-B-U!” shout dozens of blue and yellow painted faces. Welcome to the Eagle’s Nest. The Eagle’s Nest is the new name of the John […]
Despite low numbers, volleyball team makes university proud
Despite having fewer players this year than previous years, the John Brown University volleyball team continues to win games this season. As the team continues conference play with a record better than .500, they will wrap up their seven consecutive home games with their last home game of this homestand […]
Golden Eagle Productions celebrates 10 years of filming
This season, Golden Eagle Productions celebrates 10 years of recording the annual Toilet Paper game. What started as an idea and then formed into a club, Golden Eagle Productions now live streams every John Brown University home game world-wide. The idea to record games came about when a group of […]