Event News - 2023 City All-Star Football Game

Several future Golden Rams are scheduled to play for the Non-Public squad in the Philadelphia City All-Star Football Game to be held on Saturday May 20 at 1:00pm at Northeast High School.

The offense will be represented by lineman Jack Ruskowski of Archbishop Ryan and tight end McDermott Murphy of Archbishop Ryan. The defense will have defensive end Seamus McCain of Penn Charter, linebacker Luke Trunell of Conwell-Egan, defensive back Kyle Schumann of Archbishop Ryan, and defensive back Mekhi Harper of Conwell-Egan.

Several former Golden Rams have participated in this contest including All-American wide receiver Michael Washington (2004), WCU MVP quarterback Mike Mattei (2008), All-American cornerback Al-Hajj Shabazz (2010), wide receiver Erick Brundidge (2010), safety Kevin Malone (2012), cornerback Blaise Schieler (2012), offensive lineman Vince Lostracco (2013), and shark linebacker Nydair Rouse (2014).

Event News - 2023 PSFCA 1A-3A East/West Game

Two future Golden Rams are expected to play in the Pennsylvania Scholastic Football Coaches Association (PSFCA) 1A-3A East/West All-Star Game on Sunday, May 21 at Bishop McDevitt’s Rocco Ortenzio Stadium in Harrisburg.

Selected to play for the East squad, which will be coached by Matt Gingrich of Annville-Cleona, is:

• Chris Treshock - OL - Southern Columbia

Selected to play for the West squad, which will be coached by Todd Silfies of Kane, is:

• Ian Hornberger - WR - Loyalsock

Kick-off is set for noon.

Current Golden Rams that have been selected to participate in this annual all-star game include wide receiver D'Shaun Seals, tight end Thatcher Miller, offensive lineman Quinton Derr, wide receiver Seth Degree, defensive back Izaiah McPherson, and tight end Stone Huffman.

PSFCA - The 2023 Titan Threadz PSFCA East/West Small School All-Star Teams

Team News - 2023 WCU Football Schedule

This season's schedule is a mirror image of 2022, with all the same opponents in all the same order, with merely the venue of each game being swapped. So what does this mean:

The Golden Rams will open the season with two long roads trips - first north to Waltham, MA to face Bentley and then west to take on Slippery Rock.

Last season, West Chester went 2-2 against 2021 playoff teams. The two losses came to Slippery Rock and Shepherd. Both those teams made the playoffs again in 2022 and both appear on the Golden Rams' 2023 schedule.

This will be West Chester's first trip to Slippery Rock since the Golden Rams captured the PSAC championship in 2018. The Rock tends to draw large crowds for night games and kickoff is scheduled at 6:00pm

Bloomsburg will be West Chester's homecoming for the fourth time in the past 20 years. The Golden Rams are 3-1 in those contests with the most recent game being a narrow one-point margin for the purple and gold.

Day	Date	Opponent	Time	Notes
Saturday	September 2	at Bentley	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 9	at Slippery Rock	6:00 pm
Saturday	September 16	vs Gannon	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 23	at Millersville	12:00 pm
Saturday	September 30	vs Bloomsburg	2:00 pm	Homecoming/Family Weekend
Saturday	October 7	at Shippensburg	1:00 pm
Saturday	October 14	vs East Stroudsburg	12:00 pm
Saturday	October 21	at Shepherd	12:00 pm	Shepherd's Homecoming
Saturday	October 28	at Lock Haven	1:00 pm
Saturday	November 4	vs Kutztown	12:00 pm
Saturday	November 11	vs Clarion	12:00 pm	Senior Day

2023 Spring Game Report - Purple 12 - Gold 7

Here are some observations from Friday's Purple-Gold game which was won by Purple by a score of 12-7:

• Less than a week since the second scrimmage of the spring, quarterback Aidan Dooley joined his brother Shane on the "no longer interested in playing football at West Chester" list.
• After missing all of last season, presumably due to academics, receiver Seth Degree was back on the field. The speedster started ten games in 2021 when he was second on the team in both receptions and receiving yards.
• While the Purple offense had the first team skilled position players - quarterback Cooper Jordan, receivers Degree and D'Shaun Seals - the Gold offense appeared to have the starting line - Quinton Derr, Caelan Krasley, Dylan Nichols, Trey Wells, and Ethan Vargas. As a junior, Derr is the oldest among all the linemen that played, so there is certainly the potential for changes come summer camp.
• Jonathan Haynes and Brody McAndrew were mid-year transfers and participated. McAndrew, who played quarterback at New Hampshire but is playing safety for the Golden Rams, registered a tackle for loss in the game.
• Another expected incoming transfer from Temple is linebacker Connor Noble. He's the son of former Golden Ram defensive coach Brandon Noble.
• The steady cold rain shortened the game to one half and adversely impacted the passing offense. One of Jordan's four completions was to Seals who got past Izaiah McPherson for what would result in a 99-yard touchdown pass. Gold quarterback Ethan Kohler had just two completions with one of them going 44 yards to Rahiem Bowens. Kohler did have a nice 16-yard scamper. Each QB threw a pick, with Kohler's coming on a fourth-and-22 Hail Mary with 32 seconds left in the contest.
• The Gold offensive line paved the way for almost 100 yards rushing in the abbreviated contest. Daquan Robinson, who was listed as a defensive back but played plenty of offense in high school, had 48 yards on seven carries before leaving with a left shoulder injury. Dayshawn Jacobs picked up 44 yards on ten carries.
• For Purple, Jordan executed a beautiful play action fake and connected with Degree on a 26-yard touchdown pass. Unfortunately, Degree was flagged for excessive celebration and the ensuing long PAT attempt failed.
• Defensively for Purple, safety Kaleb Brown and linebacker Khalib Slaughter led the way with five tackles each. Nazeem Werts had two pass breakups while linebacker Graham Muscella and end Kyle Fisher were each credited with a sack.
• The Gold defense was paced by linebackers Stanley Bryant and Ricardo Delgado. Bryant registered five total tackles including a sack and Delgado was credited with four solo stops including two sacks.

West Chester Athletic Site - Seals’ 99-yard TD Reception Highlights Purple’s 12-7 Win in Spring Game

Daily Local News - Golden Rams answer some questions during Spring workouts

Alumni News - Former Golden Rams Playing Professionally

Four former Golden Rams are continuing to play football now that their college careers are completed.

• Defensive lineman Shane Griffin is in his second year as the long snapper for the Michigan Panthers of the USFL. The Panthers sit atop the North Division with a record of 2-0.
  
  
• Also in the USFL is safety Jarey Elder who is with the New Orleans Breakers. Similar to Griffin's team, the Breakers are undefeated and in first place in the South Division.
  
  
• After spending a season with the Bismarck Bucks and a brief time with the Tucson Sugar Skulls, former Golden Ram wide receiver Lex Rosario is now with the Tulsa Oilers of the Indoor Football League.
  
  
• And former defensive back Nydair Rouse is currently with the first place DC Defenders of the XFL.
  
  

Player News - Future Golden Rams Recognized for Academic Achievement

Four future Golden Rams have been recognized by EasternPAFootball.com for their academic achievement.

Jack Ruskowski is listed on the 2022-23 EasternPAFootball.com All-Academic Gold Team for maintaining a GPA of 3.8 or higher. McDermott Murphy and Kyle Schumann are noted on the 2022-23 EasternPAFootball.com All-Academic Silver Team for maintaining a GPA between 3.4 and 3.7. And AJ Saggese is cited on the 2022-23 EasternPAFootball.com All-Academic Bronze Team for maintaining a GPA between 3.0 and 3.3.

You can expect to see these four as well as all of the latest incoming recruiting class during this Friday's annual Purple-Gold Spring Game whch is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

Team News - 2023 Second Spring Scrimmage Report

Technically, this was the first scrimmage of the spring, since last week's forecast cancelled the first scrimmage. It was a beautiful albeit breezy morning for some spring football for the Purple and Gold. Just a couple of observations from this morning:

• All three quarterbacks - Cooper Jordan, Ethan Kohler, and Aidan Dooley - were as expected. Jordan used both his arms and his legs to advance the offense, Kohler fired the ball well, and Dooley showed growth from his freshman season. Aiden's brother, Shane Dooley, was not there.
• It appears that Brody McAndrew is not only changing schools, but also changing positions. At New Hampshire, McAndrew was a quarterback, but is lined up in the secondary for the Golden Rams. It's clear that he's eager to learn the new position and the WCU terminology, it's just a matter of how quickly he can do so.
• Kicking was pretty sketchy. Punting was into a decent breeze, but distances were only about 20 yards. And place kicks were inconsistent. A field goal attempt for 52 yards was good, while PAT's clanged off the upright before passing the crossbar.
• Dooley did execute one nice play. He got a clean read of safety Kaleb Brown blitzing and was able to loft the ball to Frank Didio who was one-on-one for a touchdown.
• As is usual in the spring, it's hard to know who's who. Practice jerseys don't always represent a player's number, some players change numbers, some players aren't dressed, and others, including Maurice Mazzccua, Matt Marshall, and Oscar Uduma, have hit the transfer portal.
• Speaking of the transfer portal, former Golden Ram running back Ja'Den McKenzie had a game-high 10 carries for 43 yards and a 1-yard touchdown in the final minute to give the offense the win in Rhode Island's annual Blue-White Game last weekend. And former Golden Ram linebacker Jackson Taylor was expected to get plenty of time in Delaware's spring game last night, although they don't track statistics.
• Golden Ram alumnus Tyler Drob was on hand this morning. The stand out offensive lineman is now the head football coach at his alma mater Cherry Hill East and brought some of his rising seniors who are interested in playing at the next level.

The annual Spring Game is scheduled for Friday at 7:00 pm in John A. Farrell Stadium. There will be plenty of events prior to kickoff as the Alumni Association is celebrating Alumni Weekend and the Killinger Foundation will be hosting a Spring Game Social.

Team News - Golden Rams 2023 Spring Schedule

Spring practice for the Golden Rams starts Monday. The team is scheduled to practice Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 4:00pm from April 3 through April 26. Saturday sessions will be at 10:00am with April 8 being a practice, while April 15 and April 22 will be intrasquad scrimmages. The Purple-Gold Spring Game is scheduled for Friday April 28 at 7:00 pm.

Alumni News - Ronell Williams Joins Philadelphia Eagles Staff

Ronell Williams

Former Golden Ram linebacker Ronell Williams is reportedly joining the Philadelphia Eagles as a nickel cornerbacks coach.

Williams had served as the defensive quality control coach for the Chicago Bears since 2019, where current Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai served as defensive coach from 2019-2021. Prior to moving to the windy city, Williams served as a defensive analyst at Temple in 2018, a graduate assistant at Temple in 2017 and an assistant coach at Widener University in 2016.

As a linebacker for the Golden Rams, Williams was a three time first team All-PSAC East selection, three time Daktronics All-Super Region 1 choice, and two time Philadelphia Inquirer Academic All-Area pick. He was named All-American by the AFCA Division II Coaches, Associated Press, and D2football.com. Williams graduated from West Chester University in 2014 with his degree in exercise science with a concentration in pre-occupational therapy.

Eagles Wire - Eagles hiring Ronell Williams to position of nickel backs coach

Bleeding Green Nation - Eagles hire nickel cornerbacks coach

Player News - Jacob Collazo Joins the Golden Rams

Jacob Collazo (Berks Catholic) has been introduced as the latest Golden Ram. Although he played on both sides of the ball in high school, it appears his 6-3, 300lb frame will be on offense at West Chester. Collazo selected West Chester over Alvernia.



- 2022 Honorable Mention All-Berks (offense)
- 2022 Honorable Mention Lancaster-Lebanon Section 4 (offense)
- 2021 Second Team All-Berks Section 1 (defense)
- 2021 Honorable Mention All-Berks Section 1 (offense)

WELCOME @JacobCollAzo17 TO THE GOLDEN RAM FAMILY!! pic.twitter.com/dVTKWk5MLM

— West Chester Golden Rams Football (@WCUGoldenRamsFB) March 6, 2023

Berks Sports Report- Jacob Collazo - Berks Catholic

Reading Eagle - Berks Catholic football ‘looking forward’ to first season in Section 4 of expanded Lancaster-Lebanon League

EasternPAFootball.com - Jacob Collazo - Berks Catholic

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