Archives for: August 2008, 31
Elon Phoenix Climb the Rankings, Prepare for Success
Change isn’t always good, and it doesn’t always come at the precise time we want. It’s a six letter word that holds many implications and tends to have baggage as a passenger.
But for the Elon football team change is the one word that has defined the… more »
URI Holds on, Beats Monmouth in Season Opener
Kicking off the college football season, the Rhode Island Rams got off to a good start Saturday against Monmouth and then held on in the second half for the victory.
URI scored two first half touchdowns and added a field goal to take the 17-3 lead at… more »
Norfolk State Hopes Virginia State Game Starts Something Big
NORFOLK - James Riddick lists the priorities for any Norfolk State football fan. No. 1 is beat Virginia State in the opener. No. 2: beat Hampton. No. 3 is beat everyone else in the MEAC.
It's a sentiment shared by many Spartan diehards, most of who… more »
Towson WR Breax Stands Out in the Crowd
6-foot, 8-inch wide receiver returns to field.
On the football field, Tommy Breaux stands out like the Washington Monument in the middle of a small village. At 6-feet-8-inches, he's a center on the Towson basketball team and a wide receiver on the fo… more »
For Season Opener, it's All About The Citadel
Webber International has 17 starters back from a team that went 3-6 last year. Running back Taylor Atwood ...
Never mind.
None of that really matters as The Citadel, a consensus preseason Top 25 FCS football team, opens its 2008 season today again… more »
Coleman Era Begins for UAPB
Let the Monte Coleman era begin. After struggling to a 4-7 finish last season the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Golden Lions fired coach Mo Forte, and hired defensive coordinator Monte Coleman to right the ship of what has been one of the more pr… more »
UAlbany Football Thinking Big
Tough schedule seen as key to playoff spot.
Hanging on a bulletin board in the University at Albany football locker room are a list of goals, all voted on by the players before start of preseason practices.
Among them is this: Make the NCAA Footb… more »
Early Impact: Elon Can't Understate Opener
ELON - Last year's opener came draped in historical tones for Elon University.
The players' first road trip requiring a plane ride delivered them to an NFL stadium where they took on their first opponent from college football's major level.
Tonigh… more »
Albany Great Danes Enjoy Playing the Best
When University at Albany used to play perennial Division III power Ithaca in its season opener every year, Great Danes head coach Bob Ford used to say it’s always better to face a great team early in the season rather than later, because most successfu… more »
CCSU Motivated By Poor 2007 Finish
NEW BRITAIN - — Shortly after Central Connecticut's chance at a share of the Northeast Conference title went awry in a dispiriting, season-ending loss to Albany in November, coach Jeff McInerney gathered his players at Arute Field and asked one thing of… more »