CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. (The Guardian) - Jaylen McRae was looking forward to a good night's sleep on Tuesday. "It's finally over," the Holland College football player said moments after signing with the Acadia Axemen for the upcoming season.
NEW YORK, N.Y. - Acadia Football coaching legend John Huard was honoured by the American National Football Foundation at the 57th annual NNF Awards Dinner at the fabled Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City this past Tuesday evening.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - While today's Acadia Axemen 26-17 victory over the winless Saint Mary's Huskies had little bearing on the AUS standings, the game was significant for third year reciever Brian Jones who picked up 8 catches for 98 yards, shattering the Acadia receiving record of 53 receptions in a single season held previously by Mike Squires set in 2012.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The CIS No. 7 ranked Mount Allison Mounties remaining undefeated with one game remaining as they improve to an impressive 7-0. More impressive was the Moutie following at Acadia's Homecoming. While still out-numbered and out cheered, the fan club watched the Mounties take a slim 10-5 halftime lead and push it to a 33-5 final after 23 unaswered points in the second half.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The Acadia Axemen picked up only their second win of the season and improve to 2-4 with a convincing 26-4 win over the second place StFX X-Men who now drop to 3-3. Third year kicker Ryan Begin was perfect on five field goal attempts as the Axemen scored only one major to grab the eventual victory.
ANTIGONISH, N.S. - Paolo Edwards (Hamilton, ON) highlighted a 20-point run in the second quarter with two interceptions, including a return of 48 yards for a touchdown, as the StFX X-Men (3-2) earned a 37-20 win over the Acadia Axemen (1-3) at Oland Stadium in Antigonish Saturday afternoon in AUS football action.
SHERBROOKE, QC - The Acadia Axemen were the third of three AUS teams to fall to an RSEQ opponent in interlock play. Earlier in the day the Saint Mary's Huskies and StFX X-men, who hosted Concordia and Montreal respectively, lost in lopsided scores.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Demetrius Ferguson put the game out of reach with a 50 yard interception return for a touchdown to give the StFX X-Men a 38-16 lead late in the third quarter.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - Third year running back Thomas Troop (Alliston, Ont.), named the Subway Player of the Game, rumbled for 170 net yards rushing on 24 carries to lead the Acadia Axemen to a 16-13 win over the now winless Saint Mary's Huskies.
(SACKVILLE, N.B.) - The 2013 AUS champion Mount Allison Mounties opened the 2014 regular season with a hard fought 20-12 victory over the Acadia Axemen at MacAulay Field on Saturday. The win extended the Mounties' regular season and playoff AUS win streak to six games.
WOLFVILLE, N.S. - The exhibition season began with a bang for the Acadia Axemen as they handed the Saint Mary's Huskies at 34-5 loss in Wolfville. Two special team fumbles by the Huskies led to two majors as the Axemen defense held off any major threats for forty minutes.
OTTAWA (CIS) – With exactly 100 days to go before kickoff, Canadian Interuniversity Sport announced Thursday the 50th TELUS Vanier Cup Tour, which will result in the historic trophy making 15 stops on campuses across the country, culminating three months from now with the milestone CIS football championship game in Montreal.
LENNOXVILLE — What were we to make of this? It seemed like a noble gesture two years ago, when the Alouettes signed a pair of Canadian university quarterbacks — Kyle Quinlan and Kyle Graves — inviting both to training camp.