Tricario joins the Minutemen after spending the past five seasons at Stony Brook UMass Football Coach Kevin Morris announced Monday that Joe Tricario will be joining the Minutemen as the Special Teams Coordinator beginning in the 2011 season. Tricari… more »

Kevin Decker (Armonk, N.Y.) completed nine of 15 passes for 109 yards and two touchdowns, and Jimmy Owens (West Deptford, N.J.) ran for a 65-yard score to help Team Wild defeat Team Cats, 31-16, in the annual Blue-White Game that closed out spring footb… more »

Stony Brook head football coach Chuck Priore has announced the addition of Bobby McIntyre and Lyle Hemphill to his staff on Monday. McIntyre, who will coach the Seawolves’ linebackers, brings 30 years of coaching experience, serving in the same capac… more »

Playing in his first competitive game in 18 months, quarterback Peter Athens completed 11 of 22 passes for 202 yards and three touchdowns as the Gold Team edged the Black Team, 21-16, in a very competitive Tiger Bowl at Johnny Unitas® Stadium on Saturda… more »

Sophomore linebacker Dave Zocco picked off a pair of passes and returned one for a touchdown as the Blue Team defeated the White Team 16-7 in the annual Blue-White Game at Meade Stadium. In two career spring games, Zocco has picked off four passes an… more »

The defense held on for a 44-42 win over the defense in the annual UMass Football Spring Game at McGuirk Stadium on a sun-splashed Saturday. Cornerback Mike Lee broke up a pass intended for Jesse Julmiste to secure the win for the defenders. Points were… more »

The University of Maine football team held the seventh annual Jeff Cole Spring Scrimmage on Saturday morning. The Black Bears ran through several plays as they took some precautionary measures and limited tackling to just contact. Among the highlight… more »

Move to Patriot League may be an option The landscape of the CAA football division is swiftly changing. As University of Massachusetts Chancellor Robert C. Holub announced that the Minutemen football program was bolting to play in the bigger and bet… more »

UMass football fans have long had to worry about Rams, Hens, Spiders, Black Bears and Wildcats. Now, Minutemen watchers must be concerned with Bulls, Broncos, Bobcats, Falcons, Cardinals and RedHawks. UMass will make its expected move to the Mid-Amer… more »

High-expectation queries don't draw much reaction from longtime William and Mary football coach Jimmye Laycock, and they probably won't this fall, either. The Tribe, with several marquee players returning from an 8-4 FCS playoff team, likely will be… more »

Since Villanova is hoping soon to play football in the Big East, and UMass is joining the Mid-American Conference, then when is URI heading to the Big Ten? The Rams did, after all, beat both the Wildcats and the Minutemen last November at Meade Field… more »

A Grand Valley State (D-II) fan 'tells it like it is' about non-FBS schools. What happened along the way? Back in the "Good ole' days," we saw small schools being held in, actually, high regard when it came to college football. Grambling was respe… more »

The Wildcats would begin Big East play possibly by 2014. As April approaches, the news seems more and more imminent that Villanova will announce it will move its football program to the Football Bowl Subdivision level (Division I-A) and join the Big… more »

Like many other great athletes, Jared Turcotte went into college hoping it would be a stepping stone toward a career in professional sports. Unlike many of his peers, however, he realized even before graduating high school that the day may come when… more »

The Charlotte 49ers made their biggest football scheduling announcement yet Wednesday ... but it's eight years away from happening. Charlotte will open its 2019 season against Virginia Tech in the Hokies' Lane Stadium. The announcement comes on the h… more »