sophomore

Last year, New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye had the opposite of a sophomore slump.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 1, 2026

He’ll almost certainly be without two of his top playmakers against Oregon, with freshman Trent Mosley unlikely to play and sophomore big-play threat Corey Simms already ruled out.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

At midseason in high school football, the Chaminade High passing duo of sophomore quarterback Jeremy Mellalieu and senior receiver Andrew Cordero has surpassed many of the players ranked higher in preseason forecasts.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

Also becoming eligible for the Braves is sophomore defensive back Kingston Fatu, a transfer from Tustin who should be beneficial for a secondary that has given up big plays this season.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 23, 2026

He’s a sophomore and, like Dad, isn’t home much.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan

So are more college freshmen and sophomores, in the hopes of improving their own hiring chances later on, campus career counselors say.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 25, 2026

“We educated a lot of freshmen, sophomores, and newcomers,” Marks said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 26, 2026

Many of the players who were sophomores on the 2024 team are coming through this season, led by pitcher/infielder Jayden Rojas, who’s 2-0 on the mound and hitting .385.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 10, 2026

Brown President Christina Paxson said she believed the shooting happened inside a final-exam review session for a principles of economics class where most of the students in the class were freshmen or sophomores.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

Explaining the reversal to the Associated Press, Ulbrickson broke cover, abandoned the dance of doom, and said simply what he believed in his heart about the sophomores.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown