Event News - Future Golden Rams Participate in 48th Delaware County Hero Bowl

Two future Golden Rams recently participated in the 48th Delaware County Hero Bowl played at Cardinal O'Hara High School. Offensive lineman Josiah Bynum-Smokes of Chester played for the East-Blue squad while outside linebacker Tanner Coll of Springfield was on the West-Red team. The game was not played to a conclusion.

Delaware County Daily Times - Paul Graham, Delco stars shine before suspension

CBS Broadcasting - Hero Bowl, a charity football game in Delaware County, canceled midgame after brawl erupts at Cardinal O'Hara

Event News - 2026 D2 Sports Network South Jersey Senior Bowl

A pair of future Golden Rams will be participating in the D2 Sports Network South Jersey Senior Bowl to be held at 5:00pm on Sunday May 31 in Coach Richard Wackar Stadium on the campus of Rowan University.

Running back Kyree Barksdale of Atlantic City and defensive lineman Jaleel Williams of Oakcrest will suit up for Team Destroy which will be coached by Golden Ram alumnus Tyler Drob of Cherry Hill East.

Team News - 2026 WCU Football Schedule

Here are some comment's on this season's schedule:

• West Chester has been playing football since 1920, and Lincoln shows results as far back as 1894, but this is the first time that the two schools located less than 25 miles apart will face each other on the gridiron.
• Also for the first time ever, West Chester will play the Lackawanna Falcons. Lackawanna fills the void in the conference after Mercyhurst transitioned to Division I two years ago. For geographic purposes, Lock Haven will move back to the PSAC West (where they were prior to 2013) and Lackawanna will compete in the East division. Lackawanna is transitioning from a junior college to a four-year institution. The game will count in the PSAC standings, however it will not be considered a Division II game as Lackawanna has not officially applied to transition to Division II.
• The Golden Rams will face two teams that qualified for the Division II playoffs last season: PSAC champion Kutztown which advanced to the national semifinals, and Indiana.
• West Chester is scheduled to make two long treks to the northwest corner of the state when they face Edinboro in week 3 and then Gannon on the last week of the season. The Golden Rams can avoid that trip to Erie in the middle of November by winning the PSAC East, in which case they will travel to the PSAC West winner for the PSAC championship game.
• West Chester will host three evening games against Indiana, Shepherd and Lackawanna.
• Including their own, the Golden Rams will participate in three homecoming games and three senior days.

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	Notes
Saturday	September 5	at Lincoln	1:00 pm
Saturday	September 12	vs Indiana	6:00 pm
Saturday	September 19	at Edinboro	TBD
Saturday	September 26	vs Millersville	2:00 pm	West Chester's Homecoming
Saturday	October 3	at East Stroudsburg	1:00 pm	East Stroudsburg's Homecoming
Saturday	October 10	vs Shepherd	6:00 pm
Saturday	October 17	vs Lackawanna	6:00 pm
Saturday	October 24	at Kutztown	12:00 pm	Kutztown's Homecoming
Saturday	October 31	at Bloomsburg	2:00 pm	Bloomsburg's Senior Day
Saturday	November 7	vs Shippensburg	2:00 pm	West Chester's Senior Day
Saturday	November 14	at Gannon	12:00 pm	Gannon's Senior Day

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Releases 2026 Football Schedule

Event News - Future Golden Rams Participate in 2026 City All-Star Game

Three future Golden Rams recently participated in the Philadelphia City All-Star Football Game played at Northeast High School. Receiver Yeboa Cobbold Jr, tight end Danny Celins, and defensive back James Webb all played for Non-Public which captured a 21-13 win over Public.

PA Football News - Eyan Stead 2 tds leads Non Pub to Philadelphia City All-Star game win

2026 Spring Game Report

Several observation from this year's spring game:

• The format pitted the Purple Squad as the offense versus the Gold Squad as the defense. This allowed for the first team offense to face the first team defense, but also required a modified scoring system in which the defense was awarded six points for a turnover and three points for a three-and-out.
• All transfer members of the 2026 Unofficial Recruiting Class were in uniform with the exception of Robert Ford II. So a dozen incoming players already have a semester with their new team under their belts.
• All incoming freshmen members of the 2026 Unofficial Recruiting Class were introduced at halftime with the exception of quarterback Cole Ordway. Ordway plays shortstop for the Easton Rovers and they were in Cooperstown, NY to take on West Chester East on historic Doubleday Field.
• In a flashback from last season, the offense had a first-and-goal from the four-yard line. Three running plays later, they were attempting a field goal. The defensive line and linebackers made their point early in the evening.

Jayden Trace and Luke Trunell close the hole on Future Robertson
(Photo Chuck Greco)

• Incumbent quarterback Colin O'Sullivan looked comfortable and confident. Getting second team reps was Towson transfer Jack Pellicciotti.
• The offensive line was a Scrabble player's dream and an announcer's nightmare with the likes of Richard Pohorilenko, Tucker Valoczki, Joe Anzalone,and Cole Kozlowski. Too bad Nick Micewski wasn't dressed.
• The newcomer making the biggest impact was receiver Blake Thomas who caught touchdown passes from both O'Sullivan and Pellicciotti.

Blake Thomas hauls in one of his two touchdown catches (Photo Chuck Greco)

• Redshirt freshman Blaise Boland had a nice sack and will be pushing for playing time in his second year.
• Shippensburg transfer punter Domenic Nardini had great hang time and distance on his punts, but since they were uncontested kicks, he was able to take as much time as he wanted. That's likely not going to work for a team that had four punts blocked last season, ranking 152 out of 157 teams.
• A day after the game, redshirt freshman receiver Jayden Johnson and redshirt freshman defensive tackle Zephaniah Bradley-Brown entered the transfer portal.

Jim Wade takes down Brody Deiter after a nice gain (Photo Chuck Greco)

• Team captains for 2026 are receiver Dylan McKenzie and defensive tackle Jack Fry.
• The team also announced spring award winners:
  • Defensive MVP - Luke Trunell
  • Offensive MVP - Cole Kozlowski
  • Special Teams MVP - Rondell Bradley
  • Defensive Most Improved - Nick Rogers
  • Offensive Most Improved - Tucker Valoczki

West Chester Athletic Site - West Chester Purple and Gold Game Gives Fans a Look at 2026 Gridiron Gang

Daily Local News - West Chester unveils new players, coaches at Purple-Gold Scrimmage

Golden Rams Review - Photo Album - 2026 Spring Game