Tag: Nate Hobbs

In conversation with Nate Hobbs

Nate Hobbs completed his fifth year at Queen’s this past spring and left the program as one of its best. He ends his tenure with the Gaels ranked second all-time in passing yards, third in passing touchdowns, second in completions, as well as holding the record for throwing the longest passing touchdown...

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Football misses playoffs after Homecoming loss to Ottawa

Before the football team (3-5) took the field on Saturday against the UOttawa Gee-Gee’s (6-2), their chances at making a playoff run looked bleak. Needing a win against the OUA’s second-best team, along with three separate results to go their way in OUA action—some of which appearing entirely unlikely—their...

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Football takes care of business at home

Seventeen seconds was all it took for Queen’s football to get ahead of the University of Toronto Blues on Saturday afternoon, and they never looked back.  Returning the opening kickoff, rookie running back Nathan Langley used strong blocking to maneuver 110 yards to U of T’s endzone, giving the Gaels...

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Gaels’ season ends in Hamilton

Queen’s football left it all on the field last Saturday afternoon.   After battling their way into the OUA’s final playoff spot, a narrow 12-9 loss to the nationally-ranked seventh McMaster Marauders ended the Gaels postseason run. Despite the cold and rain, the Gaels left with their heads held high. “Coach...

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Football team shines on Homecoming

While the seats in Richardson Stadium are brand new, Queen’s dominant play in front of the 8,000 tri-coloured spectators at Saturday’s game ensured they weren’t put to much use. The 55-5 Homecoming blowout against the Windsor Lancers put the Gaels in the OUA’s final playoff spot with just one week...

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Football team picks up first win of the season

The Gaels picked up their first victory of the football season Saturday, with a 20-5 win over the University of Toronto Varsity Blues. Here are five things to come away with from the game:  Gaels’ Hobbs wins the sibling rivalry                  Marcus Hobbs (left) and Nate Hobbs (right) playing...

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Gaels fall to Mustangs in much-anticipated home opener

Early buzz at the revitalized Richardson Stadium was met by a disappointing output from the Gaels, and, much to the fans’ disliking, a fair bit of rain. A 27-13 loss at the hands of the fifth-ranked Western Mustangs leaves the winless Gaels struggling mid-season, picking up their third loss in a row. The...

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Hobbs touches down in Montreal

Queen’s quarterback Nate Hobbs was just having a regular weekend when he received a cryptic text message from head coach Pat Sheahan, telling him he’d be heading to Quebec for the Montreal Alouettes Rookie Training camp. “I said ‘okay can you give me the details’ and he never really got back to me,”...

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Beyond the field

A few weeks before he received the Russ Jackson Award, Queen’s receiver Curtis Carmichael received a cryptic phone call from his head coach Pat Sheahan. “He’s like, ‘What do you do outside of school? I know you do some stuff,’” Carmichael recounted. “He knew I was involved in the Kingston community,...

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Season ended by high-flying Ravens

“The Gaels dressed up as a bad football team for Halloween,” one onlooker said after the Queen’s football team lost to Carleton on Saturday. On a day where Richardson Stadium’s student section had already been removed — in preparation for the much-needed restoration — the fourth-place Gaels ended...

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Gaels survive scare to clinch playoff spot

The Gaels clinched a spot in the OUA football playoffs with a 33-32 victory on Saturday, but there wasn’t much excitement among team members. The York Lions came into the game with only one win in seven games, yet held their own against the nation’s tenth ranked team. “We definitely feel like we should...

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Upset victory at Richardson Stadium

Backed up against their own end zone, a stroke of magic resulted in the longest touchdown throw in the Gaels’ history. Clinging onto a 9-7 lead in the third quarter of their game against Guelph, the Gaels found themselves starting from their own two-yard line following a defensive stand. Wasting no...

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