Rizzi accepts assistant coaching position with the Miami Dolphins The University of Rhode Island Athletics Department announced Saturday evening that football head coach Darren Rizzi has stepped down to take an assistant coaching position with the Na… more »

Maine senior offensive lineman Ryan Canary, the 2008 CAA Football Student-Athlete of the Year, headlines a list of 107 CAA Football Academic All-Conference honorees for the 2008 season. Canary, who maintains a 3.70 grade point average as a Secondary… more »

The University of New Hampshire offered Nashua South's David Zocco a chance to walk on to its football program and eventually earn a college scholarship. He was schedule to visit the Durham campus next weekend. But on an official visit to the Univers… more »

The Colonial Athletic Association football conference is getting too big, but league administrators still aren't sure how to handle the growth. That seemed to be the consensus after a meeting among athletic directors from the 12 current members and t… more »

There are still logistics to be worked out as the Colonial Athletic Association football conference prepares to expand to 14 teams, but Commissioner Tom Yeager said the league will stay together. Splitting into two separate conferences was one option… more »

Colonial Athletic Association athletic directors will convene in Washington next week and discuss the league's coming football expansion. In general, the agenda is this question: Can a 14-team football conference work? The ADs will be together for… more »

Dan Guadagnoli's goal was to be a scholarship quarterback, and he feels that over the last year he's made himself into one. It won't be long before Guadagnoli finds out if his dream becomes a reality, and until then, he is stuck playing the waiting g… more »

Coach Darren Rizzi and Derek Cassidy were driving to Boston Wednesday morning so Cassidy could pick up the New England Football Writers Gold Helmet Award for his performance in the University of Rhode Island’s 37-13 victory over Brown last week. He had… more »

SOUTH KINGSTOWN — Derek Cassidy threw for five touchdowns and the University of Rhode Island defeated Brown, 37-13, in the 27th annual Governor’s Cup game yesterday afternoon at Meade Stadium before a season-high 6,014 fans. Cassidy completed 25 of 3… more »

The University of Rhode Island's football team faced the Sports Network's 10th ranked New Hampshire Wildcats on Saturday, Sept 13, at home in Meade Stadium. The Rams came into the game ready for vindication after being shut out by Fordham the Sunday bef… more »

For too long, the University of Rhode Island football program has been seen in a negative light, acting as the object of jokes among students. Thankfully, however, the losing seasons of recent may now become a thing of the past due to one man. New he… more »

On the path to rebuilding its program, the University of Rhode Island football team lost to Fordham University Sunday, 16-0. The game was postponed after Tropical Storm Hanna made its way through Rhode Island Saturday, but the extra time did not help… more »

University of Rhode Island football coach Darren Rizzi has challenged senior Jimmy Hughes, sophomore Anthony Ferrer and freshman Ryan Lawrence to compensate for the loss of All-American fullback Joe Casey, starting Saturday night at Fordham. “We’re g… more »

DURHAM – Senior John Clements and sophomore Hugo Souza, a couple of big-play safeties on defense for the University of New Hampshire football team, enjoyed their visit to the United States Military Academy last week. Especially the 28-10 thrashing th… more »

University of Rhode Island running back Joe Casey is recovering from surgery for a compound fracture of his lower left leg. Casey, a senior from Syracuse, N.Y., was injured with 6:07 remaining in the first quarter in the Rams’ season-opening 27-2… more »