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‘It’s Serious Business’: The Science of Porter Moser’s Iconic Jacket Toss (Jan. 22)

Abby Schnable

Loyola men’s basketball coach Porter Moser takes off his jacket after first-year Marquise Kennedy fouls SIU guard Ronnie Suggs.

It’s not unique to Porter Moser, but the “jacket toss” has become something of a trademark at Loyola basketball games, getting mentioned during TV broadcasts and on Twitter accounts.

Moser’s jacket toss – which often occurs at the more intense points of Rambler games – has gained an almost myth-like status in Rambler fanhood, but there’s science behind that myth.