Devin & Jeremy in Japan: Nojima Rise Game 4
The Nojima Rise fell to the Asahi (Beer) Silver Stars 29-26 in another game that came down to the final minute. Nojima is now a disappointing 1-3 on the season, and in danger of missing the...
View ArticleDevin & Jeremy in Japan (2016 Final Game)
Devin Gardner and Jeremy Gallon led the Nojima Rise to a convincing win, 69-7, in their final game of the 2016 season. Dubbed the "Copper Bowl", they easily defeated the Tokyo Gas Creators [really] in...
View ArticleDevin Gardner in Japan, Spring 2017: Rise over Frontiers
Devin Gardner led the Nojima Rise to a 38-20 victory over defending Japan X-League champion Fujitsu Fronteirs in 'Pearl Bowl' spring season football on Sunday. Gardner scored four TDs on the ground,...
View ArticleDevin Gardner in Japan, Spring 2017: Rise fall to Big Blue
In Japan X-League Pearl Bowl sem-final action, Devin Gardner and the Nojima Rise were defeated by the IBM Big Blue (yeah) 27-19. Gardner put in another impressive performance, rushing for 122 yards on...
View ArticleWolverines in Japan 2017 Regular Season Game 1
The Nojima Rise began their regular season with a resounding win over the Bulls football club, 84-0. Devin Gardner threw for three touchdowns, and ran for three more. Naoki Arai ran back the opening...
View ArticleWolverines in Japan 2017 Regular Season Game 3
The Nojima Rise bounced back from their disappointing 14-0 loss to the Obic Seagulls with an impressive 49-42 victory over the IBM Big Blue. Devin Gardner accounted for all seven Rise touchdowns,...
View ArticleWolverines in Japan 2017 Regular Season Game 4
Devin Gardner led the Nojima Rise to another high scoring victory, this time besting the Lixil Deers 38-35 at Amino Vital Field. Mario Ojemudia recorded a sack on the opening series of the game for...
View ArticleWolverines in Japan 2017 Regular Season Game 6
In sloppy, wet, rainy conditions from yet another typhoon drenching Japan, the Nojima Sagamihara Rise fell to the Panasonic Impulse 28-26 to close out their regular season in front of a sparse crowd...
View ArticleWolverines in Japan 2017 X-League Quarter-Finals
It was the 99th anniversary of the Armistice concluding World War I, which ended at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month of the year. The Nojima Sagamihara Rise kicked off their quarterfinal...
View ArticleOT: Japan X-League 2017 update: Gardner All-League 1st Team QB
The Sagamihara Nojima Rise's Devin Gardner was name the X-League's 1st team QB, while Panasonic Impulse QB Benjamin Anderson was named the league's Most Valuable Player. Other Americans on the 1st team...
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