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Volume 63 No. 31
Lucky No. 7 Bulls down Bobcats, 30-3, in seventh consecutive victory JON GAGNON
Senior Sports Editor
In Buffalo football’s biggest game in years, its stars delivered a massive blow in their last game at UB Stadium – as they have all season. In front of a national audience on ESPN2, senior receiver Alex Neutz caught two touchdown passes (tying Naaman Roosevelt’s career school record of 28), senior running back Branden Oliver rushed for 249 yards (a school Division 1A record) and senior linebacker Khalil Mack forced and recovered a fumble and recorded a safety. The Bulls (7-2, 5-0 Mid-American Conference) beat Ohio 303, extending their win streak to seven, the longest since 1959. The last time UB won seven games in a row in one season was in 1897. “Up until this point, this is a big one,” said head coach Jeff Quinn when asked if Tuesday night’s win was the biggest of his time at UB. “We knew that this has been a team that we had to look at and say, ‘If we want to take our next step toward that ultimate goal, we had to do it in our stadium tonight.’” A crowd of 22,918 watched the Bulls’ home finale and their seventh straight win at UB Stadium. In the second quarter, Mack’s forced turnover led to an Oliver touchdown and a 7-0 Bulls lead. Early in the third, Mack sacked Ohio (6-3, 3-2 MAC) quarterback Tyler Tettleton for a safety, increasing the lead to 9-3 and, on the ensuing possession, Oliver ran for his second touchdown of the day. The latter of Mack’s two highlight plays came with some controversy, however. Tettleton’s safety was called on intentional grounding, though he was clearly not in the end zone (and in-
Chad Cooper, The Spectrum Senior running back Branden Oliver broke his own UB Division 1A record with 249 rushing yards Tuesday.
stead was around the 5-yard line) when releasing the ball. The refs deemed the spot of the foul non-reviewable. “That wasn’t going to be the play that changed the outcome of this game,” Quinn said. “We took full advantage of every opportunity that presented itself in tonight’s game and that was one of them.” The Bulls silenced the critics and took the blame off the MAC refs – scoring three more touchdowns after the safety to bury the Bobcats. Buffalo continues to hold sole possession of first place in the MAC East. Mack added three quarterback hits and constantly pressured the Ohio backfield. He is now one
forced fumble shy of tying the NCAA’s all-time career forced fumble mark (14) that is shared by five players, including former NFL Defensive Player of the Year Terrell Suggs. Buffalo held the MAC’s thirdhighest-scoring offense touchdown-less and limited it to just 233 total yards. Tettleton, the MAC’s second-leading passer (253.6 passing yards per game), threw for 126 yards. “We had been hearing a lot what [Ohio] wanted to do to us offensively,” Mack said. “Today we responded to it. That’s the type of defense we have here.” Oliver’s explosive running was once again the catalyst for the Bulls’ offense – they has scored
at least 30 points in their last six victories. Oliver ran for 243 yards, breaking his own school Division IA record for yards in a game, and two touchdowns. His numbers since the start of MAC play are astonishing – he’s rushed for at least 128 yards every game and is averaging 184.4 yards per game. Neutz had four catches for 79 yards and sophomore quarterback Joe Licata threw for 169 yards and two touchdowns. “We should’ve beat them by more because we had a slow first half,” Neutz said of the Bulls’ 7-3 lead at half. “We expect to win, [but by] 27, yeah, that’s pretty good.”
Licata remained efficient, despite throwing an interception that was the Bulls’ first turnover in conference play. After the game, he compared this team’s success to Quinn’s 2006 Central Michigan team that won the MAC. “Coach Quinn got a ring that year and we’re trying to get another one now,” Licata said. The Bulls’ stretch of tough opponents continues next week. Ohio was their toughest conference opponent thus far, but Toledo (6-3, 4-1 MAC) will trump that when it hosts the Bulls next Tuesday for a 7:30 p.m. kickoff. email: sports@ubspectrum.com
Brown wins mayoral election for third term Texting and SAM FERNANDO
Senior News Editor
Aline Kobayashi, The Spectrum
In a packed ballroom in the Statler Hotel in downtown Buffalo, the newly re-elected Byron Brown and his supporters celebrated his victory and his thirdterm as Mayor of Buffalo. “The next four years, we’ll continue to build and market Buffalo’s strengths and successes,” Brown said. “Tonight is about where Buffalo is going.”
On Tuesday night, Byron Brown was re-elected to his third straight term as mayor of Buffalo. In an election in which under 35,000 people voted, Brown, who was the Democratic candidate, defeated the Republican candidate Sergio Rodriguez with 70 percent of the vote, according to an unofficial tally of 96 percent of ballots cast by time of press. In a packed Statler Hotel ballroom in downtown Buffalo, Brown and his supporters celebrated his victory. “The next four years, we’ll continue to build and market Buffalo’s strengths and successes,” Brown said. “Tonight is about where Buffalo is going.” With the low voter turnout in the mayoral election, students noticed the same low participation among college students. “I think it’s disgusting how apathetic students are,” said Alana Barricks, a senior political science major who worked for Rodriguez over the summer. “Today I was the first student to vote at the UB Polling location and it was halfway through the day.
Daniel Giles, a junior political science major and Student Association Senate chair, echoed Barricks, who is the president of UB’s College Republican. Giles went to two polling places – one in the Student Union and the other at Gloria J. Parks Community Center by South Campus – and, at both, he learned he was one of the first student voters of the day. “I think it’s shameful that more voters didn’t vote, but at the same time I’m a little ashamed of myself for not even trying to get out the vote,” Giles said. “I’ve campaigned on the floor for SA elections before, and I wish I had thought to get out the vote today, not even for any particular candidates, but to get people involved in our electoral system. If people have a problem with the way government is run now, voting is a simple and proactive way to voice your opinions.” Brown’s campaign budget, which used over $1.2 million in the re-election effort, was significantly higher than the Rodriguez campaign’s total of $26,653. Many local and state politicians backed Brown in his reelection efforts, including endorsements from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Sen. Chuck Schumer, SEE BROWN, PAGE 2
driving law continues to impact UB community KWEKU TAYLOR-HAYFORD Staff Writer Each day in the United States, more than nine people are killed and 1,060 are injured in crashes that involve a distracted driver, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A new law has increased fines and penalties for distracted driving in New York State. The law, which took effect on July 26, is part of Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s effort to increase the safety of roads by applying stricter penalties to distracted driving violations. Most college students text on a regular basis, and the new restrictions are affecting their driving habits and the University Police’s (UPD) way of enforcing the law. “We’re really going to do whatever we can to make our campus community safe,” said UPD Chief Gerald Schoenle. “Young SEE TEXTING, PAGE 2