Robert Morris football coach Joe Walton said it's a good time to be in the Northeast Conference. League members now can compete in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, as Robert Morris did last season for the first time in school history.… more »

Conference realignment is nothing new in college sports. In the past year, realignment has shaken up several of the NCAA's major conferences. The college football landscape has changed dramatically with several Football Bowl Subdivision teams swi… more »

The depth chart is out, but Southern Illinois University football coach Dale Lennon challenged his team to ignore it at Media Day on Thursday. "We're not good enough to just show up and win it," Lennon said. "The theme for the year is ‘Earn it.' I d… more »

For Mike Kramer, new head football coach at Idaho State, four years in football purgatory was almost too much to bear. Kramer, a four time Big Sky Conference coach of the year, was dismissed by Montana State in 2008 after issues involving some of hi… more »

Football fever has been building around the Gallatin Valley since the completion of Montana State University's last campaign. On Friday, the fever will break as 90 Bobcats hit the practice field for the opening of fall camp on the MSU campus. The ‘Ca… more »

It's one of the basic building blocks of football, the act that triggers nearly every play during a game -- when the center snaps the ball to the quarterback. Yet mastering that simple act proved elusive for The Citadel last season as the Bulldogs s… more »

The Austin Peay Governors aren't happy with an eight-game skid that ended last season, so they spent plenty of weekends this offseason working hard. The Governors haven't won a game since Sept.18, 2010, against Tennessee State. They went 2-9 and 1… more »

Jacksonville State football coach Jack Crowe is so proud of the Gamecock defense he just has to brag. “We're good on defense,” Crowe said Thursday during the program's annual preseason media day. Just how good are the Gamecocks? Crowe feels the d… more »

Tennessee Tech coach Watson Brown is feeling optimistic now that his young Golden Eagles finally have grown up. The Golden Eagles have been picked to finish fifth in the Ohio Valley Conference. But Watson has 21 starters - and 49 letter winners - bac… more »

Considering Wagner College’s 5-6 finish of a year ago, it’s not surprising the Northeast Conference coaches ranked the Seahawks seventh in the nine-team league in the preseason poll released yesterday. But there was a crucial missing element that c… more »

It’s cliché to say time is money, but for cornerback Asa Jackson, it’s a fact. Jackson’s projected draft position moves up with every tenth of a second he shaves off his 40-yard dash. The senior cornerback goes to great lengths to ensure that everyth… more »

Many coaches would be satisfied if their teams rallied from a poor start to win a conference championship and reach the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. Not Coastal Carolina's David Bennett. His Chants recovered from a 1-4 start to claim t… more »

The Jacksonville State football team reports today for the start of preseason practice and the controlled cattle call of media day with the status of a key element to its offense in limbo. Darius (Tig) Barksdale remains suspended pending the outcome… more »

It will be a season of change in the MEAC, as nearly half of the 11 programs have new coaches. The conference even welcomes two new member institutions, in Savannah State and North Carolina Central. “I think it adds some excitement to the league, it… more »

Some of the best overall players in the league play defensive line, namely Sacramento State's Zack Nash and Eastern Washington's Renard Williams. Both are All-America candidates yet again. From top to bottom, these guys make life difficult on everyb… more »