UBC's gutsy receiver Owen Herle may have made a season-changing play for his team against the Manitoba Bisons during Canada West football action Sept. 26, 2026 at Princess Auto Stadium in Winnipeg, and we're not even talking about his touchdown catch. (Photo by Zachary Peters property of Manitoba Bisons athletics 2026. All Rights Reserved)
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Blueprint for mettle shown on back-to-back snaps last week, now No. 7 UBC hunt fourth straight win at No. 5 Saskatchewan! Alert: Griffiths Stadium dryspell into ninth year for blue-and-gold!

By Howard TsumuraVarsity LettersVANCOUVER —OK, quick… which sounds shorter: 3,274 days or eight years, 11 months and 17 days?If you had a feeling they were exactly the same, you’re right. But by now, you must be wondering what in the wacky world of UBC football could possibly have lasted that long?Well, that’s the length of […]

UBC's Trey Montour does what he does best Friday in Regina as the "birds rallied late to stun the host Rams and earn a spot in the Hardy Cup semifinals this weekend at Saskatchewan. (Photo by Piper Sports Photography provided by Regina Athletics 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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Musing on the Magic of Miracle Comebacks: At the confluence of down, distance and desperation, UBC’s youthful football ‘Birds shed tackles and tropes with miraculous playoff-clinching OT win at Regina!

By Howard TsumuraVarsityLetters.caWhen you’ve marched out the kind of young core that the 2025 UBC Thunderbirds have this season, on both offence and defence, and you’ve made a commitment to keep those student-athletes engaged in that day-to-day, game-to-game development space, you have to expect that the downs may initially outweigh the ups.Yet while the process […]