The football team falls to Ashland University on the road Sept. 20 Courtesy | Ashland University Athletic Department Senior kicker Jude Barton booted a 25-yard field goal for the first points of his college career, but the Hillsdale football team suffered a 26-9 loss against the Ashland University Eagles Sept. 20, placing the Chargers 1-2...
Chargers fall to Michigan Tech in home opener
Courtesy: Hillsdale College Athletic Department The Hillsdale College football team suffered its first loss of the season, 34-21, in its home opener against the Michigan Tech Huskies Sept. 13, moving them to 1-1 on the season. Head coach Nate Shreffler said despite the loss, there were still positives to take from the game. “We kept...
Fantasy is for the knowers
Courtesy | Wikimedia In modern social media parlance, the fashionable way to say “you’re wrong” is the recycled 2010 putdown “you don’t know ball.” If you can’t understand the “knowing ball” phenomenon, you probably don’t understand the draw of fantasy football to the average fan. To say it another way, if you don’t “know ball,”...
Chargers open 2025 season with a road win
Courtesy: Pat Knapinski, McKendree Athletics The Hillsdale College football team opened its season on the road with a 22-17 win against the McKendree University Bearcats Sept. 6. Sophomore quarterback Colin McKernan had a career-high 255 passing yards, three touchdowns on 17 of 32 passing, and added 50 rushing yards, also a career high. “The pass...
Chargers aim for third-straight winning season
Senior Kyle Riffel and sophomore Andrew Konieczny work the Youth Football Camp over the summer. Courtesy | Hillsdale Athletics Department After its second consecutive winning season, punctuated by a five-game winning streak last year, the Hillsdale football team returned to campus to prepare for the 2025 season Aug. 12. “Coming off that finish put them...




