Jamie Barresi, the head coach of the University of Ottawa’s football team, has stepped down from his position after seven seasons at the helm of the team. During his tenure, Barresi led the Gee-Gees to a 36-27 record from 2013-19.
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While scrolling through the Gee-Gees website, some may notice that not all varsity teams play in OUA. In fact, nearly half of the school’s varsity teams play in RSEQ, USports’ Quebec university sports conference. But why?
For a whole three quarters all the Gee-Gees were able to muster up in their matchup with the Laurier Golden Hawks was a single field goal. But down 22-3 in the fourth quarter, Jamie Barresi and the troops took advantage of several Laurier mistakes to crawl back and win the game.
The U of O were also poised to make another OUA championship appearance, but this time around, the Gryphons would spoil those hopes, knocking them out of contention by a score of 27-22.
The Gee-Gees football team has clinched second place in the OUA following a close 27-22 win on Oct. 20 over the Queen’s Gaels.
With the loss, the U of O falls to 5-2, but still remains second in the OUA conference.
Although York did trouble the Gee-Gees early, it proved to be a big win for the Garnet and Grey, who eventually came together to defeat the smaller Toronto squad 42-16.
The game was a back-and-forth defensive battle throughout, with a mere safety being the difference for the Gee-Gees in what turned out to be a nail-biting finish.
Though the Gees lost in heartbreaking fashion, they can rest in the knowledge that they played hard in a gutsy game, and almost came out on top.
Every year, new players join the Gee-Gees squad and add something unique to make the team better. The only difference this year is one of the players isn’t human—but it will make a big difference.
Baines’ great numbers and awards earned him some recognition professionally, since he was recently signed by the Saskatchewan Roughriders and will attend training camp in May.
The depleted and demoralized Garnet and Grey squad was unable to get any sort of momentum.
From the opening kickoff, Western stole the momentum immediately and scored touchdowns on their first two drives.
The ninth-ranked Gee-Gees football team rebounded and made light work of the York Lions in a 54–20 win.
For the third consecutive year, the Carleton Ravens football team entered the annual battle for Pedro as the underdog, only to find a way to come up victorious.
With a 30-8 dismantling of a bitter rival and high quality team, the Gees appear to be for real.
As thousands of fans packed into Gee-Gees Field, the team prepared to live up to the hype after an entire offseason of work. The tunnel inflated and smoke machines billowed as Jay Z & Kanye West’s ominous “No Church in the Wild” blared, leading the Gees onto the field. It was only a matter of minutes until the team would impose their will on the Gaels.
“We’re right into it now. These guys are good, they’re all good. But you know, there is not a team in the league that I don’t feel we can’t beat.” – Jamie Barresi
Entering the game with a 2-0 record and sitting at number eight in the Ontario University Athletic (OUA) standings, the Gee-Gees had a disappointing game against the number seven Guelph Gryphons in Ottawa on Sept. 13.
The Panda Bowl’s return was nothing short of exciting. The stands were filled, since the event sold out the 4,000-seat capacity by Friday at noon, with more than 800 standing tickets sold in surplus. The game was preceded by a reunion of alumni players from both Carleton University and the University of Ottawa’s football teams, who led the game with an honorary kick-off. The air was full of cheers from both Gee-Gees and Ravens fans.
The Panda Bowl defined an unrivaled U of O vs. Carleton rivalry and Pedro was the prized possession that went to the victor each year.
“This is where I went to school, I understand what winning means here —for the kids, for the players, for the community, and for the alumni.”
