Archives for: December 2008, 19
Run to Title Game can Polish UR Reputation
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. Nothing makes the phone ring or brings in the e-mail quite like winning.
The University of Richmond Spiders have won big on the football field this year, and the phones are ringing all over campus.
"A lot of people are calling,… more »
Lafayette LB Andy Romans Named to All-America Team
Lafayette College senior linebacker Andy Romans honors the game of football by the way he plays. There's no neutral or reverse in his gearbox.
On Wednesday, football honored Romans. He was named to the Associated Press Football Championship Subdivisi… more »
By Plane and Van, Richmond Fans Flocking to Chattanooga
University of Richmond football fans are flocking to Chattanooga, Tenn., for tomorrow night's FCS title game. The high-style award goes to a group that includes a couple of former Spiders.
Rafe Wilkinson and Troy Gray, ex-linebackers, are among those… more »
Georgia State Dismisses AD
Only 14 months after rewarding her with a new four-year contract, Georgia State University on Thursday dismissed Mary McElroy, one of the few African-American female athletics directors at a non-historically black college or university.
McElroy’s off… more »
It's Showtime: Griz, Spiders Set to Take Center Stage
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - For Cole Bergquist and the fifth-ranked Montana Grizzlies, the high of beating top-ranked James Madison in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals was over by Monday.
“I feel like honestly, we're on to bigger and better… more »
Hard Work Pays Off for Griz All-American Colt Anderson
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Partway through a Thursday press conference, senior strong safety Colt Anderson talked about his journey from walk-on to standout for the Griz, as they head into Friday's championship game against Richmond.
“I dreamed of being wh… more »
Griz Tracks: No Disrespect can be Expected from CAA Finalist
Whatever the perceived attitude of the Colonial Athletic Association has been, Mike London, coach of the last CAA team left standing in the Football Championship Subdivision, wants none of it.
“I'm not falling into that trap,” London said Tuesday, th… more »
Opinion: 2008 season stands alone in Griz history
A column I wrote earlier this fall applauding Montana coach Bobby Hauck for his best season as head coach of the Grizzlies drew a surprising amount of negative responses.
Seems a few of you out there aren't big fans of the Bobby Hauck show.
In lig… more »
S.C. Football Team Coach of the Year: Buddy Pough, S.C. State
Buddy Pough knew his seventh South Carolina State football team would offer the best opportunity to capture a Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and a playoff berth.
He was right.
Pough earns The State’s S.C. college football coach of the year… more »
Richmond Grad has Spiders in National Title Game in First Year at Helm
The first time Mike London seriously thought about being head coach at his college alma mater, the University of Richmond, he came in second.
London was up against Dave Clawson, who had many attractive qualities that he lacked: Experience in the NFL,… more »
Hart first UCA Bear on FCS Team
You can add All-American to Central Arkansas junior defensive end Larry Hart's growing list of accomplishments.
Hart became the first UCA player to lead the Southland Conference in sacks, the first to be named the conference's defensive player of the… more »
UMass Football Coach Yale-bound?
University of Massachusetts football coach Don Brown may be packing his bags for the Ivy League.
Brown is considered the front-runner for the vacant top football job at Yale after interviewing for the position, according to The New Haven Register.… more »
UTSA Gets Green Light to Add Football
The University of Texas System Board of Regents today approved UTSA’s Athletic Initiative Business Plan granting the university permission to expand athletics and add a football program.
The plan calls for UTSA to develop an $84 million competitive a… more »
Gilmore, Randolph Staying at Holy Cross
QB Dom Randolph will return for a fifth season.
WORCESTER— Holy Cross coach Tom Gilmore has withdrawn his name from consideration for the Yale head coaching job and will remain with the Crusaders.
Gilmore interviewed with Yale officials earlier th… more »