The Oakland Post

As football season gets underway, I must offer some of you a humble reminder: nobody cares about your fantasy football team. It’s called fantasy football for a reason. It’s not real. It has no implications on real football or real life in general.  So, when a big name player gets injured, don’t whine about how your fake team is now doomed. Recently, the Baltimore Ravens lost … [Read more...] about Nobody cares about your fantasy football team

The Oakland University men’s soccer team dominated with a 2-0 victory in their league opener against the Purdue Fort Wayne Mastodons, using a mix of both their offensive talent and stifling defensive efforts.  Both teams played with tremendous effort on both sides of the ball, leading to an exciting back and forth full of rough plays, exciting rallies and lots of whistles from … [Read more...] about Men’s soccer wins in commanding fashion against the Mastodons

Women’s soccer’s match against Michigan State University (MSU) ended in an unfortunate shutout loss on Thursday, Sept. 9 at the Oakland Soccer Field.  This marks the Grizzlies fourth consecutive year losing to MSU. OU’s women played well and fought hard — their teamwork and communication was on par. Ultimately, MSU played harder and more aggressive, resulting in their two goals … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer falls to Michigan State

Born in Canberra, Australia, Oakland University’s redshirt junior goalie Finn Jurak has made quite a name for himself as a player who knows what it takes to win.  In 2020, he played seven games for the Golden Grizzlies and notched a 5-1-1 record during those games. With a total of 21 saves and 10 goals allowed on the season, he was an efficient defensive anchor who did his job … [Read more...] about A closer look at Finn Jurak

Classes are starting, games are planned and stands are filling. As COVID-19 cases continue to level out and decrease, life gradually returns to post-COVID-19 normalcy, which means sports games are returning in full swing. Starting up the fall season are football, men and women’s soccer, volleyball and basketball. As we head into week three of college sports, week two had a wild … [Read more...] about Intercollegiate Sports Roundup

The Golden Grizzlies’ baseball team has just put its finalized roster down for the 2021-2022 season and boasts 14 fresh faces who are ready to don the black and gold.   Players Brandon Decker, Caleb Fuller, Brad Goulet, Aleksei Goldhill, Brett Hagen, Thomas Green, Chase Keeney, Josh Korson, Quinton Kujawa, John Lauinger, Peyton McGregor, Hunter Pidek, Chas Sagedahl, and … [Read more...] about Baseball finalizes its 2021-2022 roster; adds 14 new players to the mix

The Oakland University women’s soccer team lost 1-0 to University of Toledo (UT) in an intense game on Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Oakland Soccer Field.  Even before starting the game, the weather was a highlight. Temperatures were around 69 degrees with high winds. It was a great contrast from the earlier hours of the day. Many spectators were bundled up in jackets and wearing … [Read more...] about Women’s soccer falls to University of Toledo

The Oakland University volleyball team swept the Eastern Michigan Eagles 3-0 on Sunday afternoon at the O’rena.  It was Family Day, where all the players were introduced and escorted by their family members before the game. Head Coach Rob Beam said it was nice to be able to do things like this again in order to bring back a sense of normalcy. “I think this is such a great time … [Read more...] about Volleyball sweeps Eastern Michigan on Family Day

Oakland University is setting up for their inaugural Esports season with a few select games. One team in particular has signed two new members. The two new additions, Mark Kuzmanovic and Adam Kobane, have been signed to the Golden Grizzlies’ Overwatch roster, and their Head Coach Carl Leone seems to be ecstatic about it.  “I am very excited to bring Mark and Adam on board,” … [Read more...] about Esports adds two members to their Overwatch team