CLU's Jordan Barta is a member of the first senior class to play four years under head coach Ben McEnroe. Barta plays defensive end for the Kingsmen and leads the conference in sacks this season. Jordan Barta had his cheek swabbed, filled out some pa… more »

University of Richmond Spiders alumnus Eric Ward became the Edmonton Eskimos’ fourth quarterback on Tuesday afternoon. Ward, 24, joins veteran starter Ricky Ray plus rookies Matt Nichols and Marc Mueller at training camp. The six-foot-two pivot wa… more »

So what came about in the Colonial Athletic Association annual meetings in Hilton Head, S.C.? Not a whole lot, really. There was some discussion about what to do with the games that UMass plays against CAA teams. For those out of the loop, UMass h… more »

Former longtime University of Delaware Director of Athletics Edgar Johnson received yet another prestigious University-wide honor Saturday afternoon as he was inducted into the UD Wall of Fame. Johnson, who served as Delaware’s Director of Athletics… more »

When the University of Richmond football team met Delaware in 2009, the Spiders had zero transfers from Football Bowl Subdivision programs. The Blue Hens had 10. UR, at the time, was one of the few CAA football members that didn't feature transfer… more »

Playing major college sports borders on a full-time gig. Games, practice and travel. Conditioning, film study and community appearances. Oh, and did someone mention academics? But contrary to what some maintain, scholarship athletes are not modern… more »

Players Dexter Coakley of Appalachian State and Charles Haley of James Madison, and coaches Mike Kelly of Dayton and Mike Favor of North Dakota State headline this year's inductee class. Archie Manning, chairman of The National Football Foundation &a… more »

Jim Tait, the University of Richmond's head football coach from 1974 to 1979, died today in Richmond after a long illness. He was 75. For 33 consecutive seasons, Mr. Tait coached football in Virginia. In addition to his tenure as Spiders’ head coach,… more »

William and Mary standout defensive tackle Mike Stover was recently honored as a recipient of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) annual All-American Strength and Conditioning Athlete of the Year award. The NSCA All-American At… more »

Brown University, Bryant University, Columbia University, Cornell University, Dartmouth College, Davidson College, Harvard University, Princeton University, University of Dayton, University of New Hampshire, University of Pennsylvania, Yale University a… more »

Senior co-captains Pat Devlin and Jess Chason, who each led their respective teams to Colonial Athletic Association Championships and berths in the NCAA Tournament, were honored as the University of Delaware Alumni Association Outstanding Male and… more »

The following are the prepared remarks by Joe Plumeri ’66 for the keynote address at the 2011 William & Mary Commencement ceremony. Introduction Thank you, President Reveley. Congratulations to my two fellow honorary degree recipients Brian L… more »

Of all the laws that have benefited athletics in the past 40 years, Title IX has been the most valuable, misunderstood and controversial. Title IX was enacted on June 23, 1972, and states "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be… more »

On a Saturday afternoon in 2002, a sportswriter walked into the office of University of New Hampshire Athletic Director Marty Scarano and asked a simple question: Is football still relevant at UNH? Earlier that afternoon less than 1,500 fans had tur… more »

It’s already been a month since the April 12th deadline when Villanova was expected to vote on a jump from the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) to the Big East conference, and it still doesn’t appear the school is any closer to making the necessa… more »