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.
