When it comes to your favourite sport, you probably enjoy it in all different types of magnitudes. For example, I love football and I mean I LOVE football but I live in Canada so there’s a roadblock. So instead of national league games, I’ll go to something that might just be even better, collegiate football.
The UBC Thunderbirds are currently on a wreckage train right now, smashing through their opponents and leaving with no mercy. Last night on Friday September 20th, UBCwent head to head with the University of Saskatchewan in a homecoming battle of the ages at Thunderbird stadium, in front of a sold out crowd of 9000 fans. The T-birds started the season slow at 0-2, but have been slowly making waves, week in and week out.
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Thunderbirds face Huskies in front of the sold out homecoming crowd! 🏟️🦅@ubcfbl @HuskieAthletics
⏰6:00pm
📍Thunderbird Stadium
🎥Watch live on: https://t.co/ftHACtK8B9 pic.twitter.com/DL48L3psHw— UBC Thunderbirds (@ubctbirds) September 20, 2024
The game started slow, as most usually do. But Isaiah Knight was a force to be reckoned with, capitalizing off a great 80 yard drive, leading to him getting the first score of the game, setting up the T-birds nicely. Knight didn’t disappear after that, as he easily had one of the best games of his collegiate career, if not the best.
Knight had been adding history to his name all night, as he snapped his previous best for most rushing yards in a game, by just one yard, as he finished the game with 187 rushing yards, and 200+ all purpose yards. He would later on grab another touchdown, which puts an emphasis on their outstanding run game, with all touchdowns coming from the ground.
The first half was a tightly contested affair, until halftime hit and it seemed like Sasketchwen had lost any momentum that they desperately needed. UBC only let them score once in the entire second half, with the Thunderbirds rebutting with a pair of touchdowns and a field goal, as they completed the perfect homecoming, with a 38-24 win to put them at 2-2 on the season.
This was a huge statement game for UBC, showing they can clash with anyone as they limited Sasketchwans run heavy offense to 105 yards, while your Thunderbirds were able to grab over 500 yards of offense, sheesh. After having a difficult start to the season, you can only imagine that these past two games have been the exact momentum and push that the T-birds have desperately needed, as they continue to solidify themselves in the Canada West standings.