DAYTON — Rob Florian settled in the pocket, fired down the left sideline and connected with Steve Valentino for a 52-yard gain. "He can play," Florian said of Valentino. "I hope that's just the start of things to come." Two guys who saw the fi… more »

DAYTON — The starting quarterback spot belongs to Rob Florian, but University of Dayton football coach Rick Chamberlin has high hopes for other returners and recruits. UD holds its spring game at 1 p.m. Sunday, April 20, at Welcome Stadium, and Flori… more »

Rick Chamberlin doesn't really realize Mike Kelly isn't at spring football practice. "We are so busy we don't notice that," the new University of Dayton coach said. "He would wholeheartedly agree with that." But it does strike Chamberlin once per… more »

His first night in Africa, at a mission outpost in Zimba, Zambia, he was asked to tell a story to children in a Bible study class. "The way they do it there, the children all sit outside in a circle, and the storyteller sits in the middle of them," R… more »

DAYTON — Three University of Dayton football players and another UD student were charged with felonies Wednesday in connection with a fight Saturday morning that left two fellow students injured. All four students are charged with felonious assault,… more »

Geneva senior Jake Conforti, a Beacon News All-Area first team defensive back, will continue his football career next fall for the University of Dayton Flyers. Conforti, who had four interceptions for the Vikings last season, came back from a se… more »

Flyer Pride. It's a somewhat ambiguous phrase that might not carry a whole lot of meaning to the majority of students, faculty and staff of the university. But to the athletes of UD, that phrase is part of what drives them to put in the necessary time,… more »

QB Kevin Hoyng will chase his dream of playing in the NFL... by trying out as a free safety. DAYTON — His days as a quarterback at the University of Dayton are finished, but his time as a free safety at the professional level is just beginning. Ke… more »

Dayton kept winning even after team was barred from playing for D-III championship. In January 1991, NCAA delegates met in Nashville, Tenn., for the association's annual convention with a major issue on the docket's final day. Upset for some time tha… more »

Brandon Cramer has risen to the top in the classroom and on the football field, and he now plans to take his bent for success to medical school. UD football team captain Cramer, a safety, has won almost as many awards as games this year, as the footb… more »

Fellow coach Dave Whilding calls hire the right choice for the Flyers. DAYTON — Rick Chamberlin's whole perspective on football is about to change. No, it's not just that Chamberlin is taking over the University of Dayton head coaching position fr… more »

DAYTON — Mike Kelly didn't have a son; he had hundreds of them. The University of Dayton football coach retired Tuesday after 27 years in charge and four as an assistant coach — that's countless memories with guys who have had success in business, fo… more »

DAYTON — University of Dayton football coach Mike Kelly will announce his retirement at a 2 p.m. news conference today at UD Arena. Kelly, one of the most successful coaches in college football history, compiled a 246-54-1 record in 27 seasons as the… more »