To play or not to play. That is more of a concern than a question for Hofstra freshmen Steve Probst and Joe Sidaras, two of the best high school quarterbacks from the class of 2007. Both were slated for redshirt seasons, but each could see some action.… more »

HARRISONBURG – Cory Christopher smiled while saying he didn’t need ice after James Madison shut out Hofstra 56-0 on Saturday, pounding the Pride’s starting quarterback along the way. The junior may be singing a different tune in the morning. The Duke… more »

Team, with 1 scholarship, topped foe, which has 63. ALBANY — In the 36 years Bob Ford has been coaching the University at Albany football team, he has seen some things. Good games. Bad games. Great games. Ugly games. Ford saw something he hasn… more »

An MRI exam revealed that Hofstra quarterback Bryan Savage has a herniated disc in his back and is out for the season. As a fifth-year senior with one redshirt season while at Wisconsin, Savage has no more eligibility left, either. Savage was expecte… more »

Growing up in Taftville, Dave Patenaude had big football dreams. You know, the kind that take you far away and filled with success. Today, Patenaude returns home to Connecticut as the offensive coordinator for Hofstra as the Pride opens its season ag… more »

Since kicking off in 1937, Hofstra University has had quite the football tradition with many of its players moving up to have stellar careers in the professional ranks. In 2008, the Pride is gearing up for perhaps its toughest schedule ever. C… more »

STORRS - Randy Edsall's head coaching career began with a 39-point pasting by Hofstra in 1999. Edsall didn't need to be reminded that the Huskies' season-opening opponent Thursday night at Rentschler Field put it to UConn pretty good in that one.… more »

The University of Massachusetts is the choice of the CAA coaches and media to win the overall conference title in football. The Minutemen were a near unanimous pick to finish first in the North Division.. Richmond is picked to win the South Division… more »

BALTIMORE - All signs point to a showdown between rivals James Madison and Richmond for the Colonial Athletic Association's South Division football title this fall - on paper, anyway. Practice hasn't started, and the season-openers are still five wee… more »

By his own admission, Kyle Arrington hates talking about football. Growing up in Accokeek, he said he always wanted to be a professional basketball player. But earlier this week, he headed off to Lehigh, Pa., for training camp with the NFL’s Philadelphi… more »

HARRISONBURG - With all signs pointing toward a 14-team, two-division alignment for the Colonial Athletic Association in the near future, the league's coaches want the NCAA to take the unprecedented step of awarding the conference two automatic bids in… more »

The Colonial Athletic Association will kick off a 36-game TV college football slate, with 21 contests scheduled for Comcast-owned regional networks. The nation’s largest Football Championship Subdivision schedule will feature 12 games on CN8, The Com… more »

Despite scheduling issues, CAA commissioner Yeager favors ther national role. Unless something changes, Colonial Athletic Association football four years from now will be a 14-team league, the largest conference in the country above the Division II… more »

HARRISONBURG - To accommodate four more schools in the Division I-AA football playoffs, the NCAA has mandated a major scheduling change starting in 2010: 11 games in 11 weeks, with no byes. The Colonial Athletic Association's boss is less than thrill… more »

When Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie was taken as the 16th pick of the NFL draft on Saturday, it was a fitting culmination of a journey that began on what might have looked like a bumpy, unpaved road to nowhere. Rodgers-Cromartie wasn't on the college ra… more »