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UBC's Derek Engel has brought his veteran presence to training camp this season. (Photo by Bob Frid property of UBC athletics 2025. All Rights Reserved)
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UBC Football 2025: As coach Nill begins second decade at the helm, program’s passing excellence creates a hallmark legacy! Ahead of opener, latest QB room boasting experience and promise!

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By Howard Tsumura (Varsity Letters)VANCOUVER — Blake Nill is set to begin his second decade at the helm of the UBC football program, and so perhaps it’s fitting that the coach who landed two of the most prodigious quarterbacks in program history is starting his next big chapter with what not only qualifies as a […]

After UBC's RB-1 Ben Cummings went down with an injury, back-up Kory Nagata answered the call by scoring two touchdowns in the 'Birds season-opening 30-20 win over Manitoba. (Photo by Richard Lam property of UBC athletics)
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Kory Nagata: How UBC’s second-string RB saved the day, honing his skills with Blue Mountain State Goats touch football team

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VANCOUVER — Playing out of position on a recreational touch football team named after a fictional television series?

After a four-year apprenticeship at middle linebacker, Jordan Leech moves into Jordan Herdman's starting spot Saturday in Phoenix. (Ron Hole, SFU athletics)
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Soaking it all up, Clan senior linebacker Leech brings patience, Herdman-mentality to new starting role

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BURNABY MOUNTAIN — As a health sciences major at Simon Fraser University, Clan middle linebacker Jordan Leech is aware of two different definitions of the word ‘osmosis’.