Category: New Hampshire Wildcats
CAA believes five years of football eligibility makes sense
Colonial Athletic Association football teams are allowed to take 56 players to road games.
James Madison coach Mickey Matthews says that number seldom is reached, except early in the season.
"We don't have 56 healthy bodies to travel," he said. "M… more »
Abbott encouraged by CAA football meetings; UMaine’s future
Nobody knows what changes will occur on the college football landscape in the coming years.
Conferences in the Football Bowl Subdivision continue to realign to create a better power base, while some Football Championship Subdivision programs are inte… more »
Ivy League Teams Lead Those Honored For Top Grades In Division I
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 »
Changes put UNH sports in tough spot
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 »
Team Wild Defeats Team Cats In UNH Blue-White Football Game
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 »
If CAA collapses, Scarano needs to be prepared
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 »
For 'Nova, football move would carry real costs
Trustees face decision on joining Big East.
Does Villanova want to be big-time?
That's the real question before the university's board of trustees when that group of heavy hitters ultimately sits down and decides whether Villanova should move its… more »
For Wildcats, waiting is the hardest part
DURHAM — The good feeling will soon give way to painstaking preparation, if it hasn't already.
But on Tuesday, deep in the bowels of the Field House, and two days after learning they'd earned a Division I playoff berth and first-round bye, members of… more »
Struggling Black Bears Eye Rivalry Turnaround
Confident football team touts offense, regrets early season mistakes; Wildcats enter Saturday with 7-game streak over UMaine
After a disappointing loss to the College of William and Mary, the University of Maine football team looks to rebound this co… more »
UNH Eager To Erase Memory Of Rhode Island Loss
It's possible no one on the University of New Hampshire football team is more eager to take the field this weekend than senior strong safety Hugo Souza.
"We've been talking about waiting for Saturday to just get here," Souza said. "Get that frustrati… more »
League's best are bowl worthy, JMU coach says
James Madison coach Mickey Matthews took the opportunity Monday to beat the drum for the Colonial Athletic Association following his team's 21-16 upset of Virginia Tech.
The Dukes played turnover -free football to topple the Hokies, who were ranked N… more »
Struggling economy could impact CAA, Minutemen
If you’ve been following the conference shifts in college football this offseason, you might be a little confused by the names of the conferences, which once upon a time meant something other than being part of a money-making machine.
In 2011, the Bi… more »
Sempier still gets a kick out of coaching
It's a picture-perfect dry and comfortable Saturday afternoon in mid-August. The Toyota Corolla – which has logged more than 160,000 miles while its driver traverses the Garden State in a never-ending quest to train kicking prospects – pulls up to the c… more »
UNH football braces for stiffer schedule
As respectful as he is of every opponent, coach Sean McDonnell nevertheless knew what it meant for the University of New Hampshire football team when Northeastern and Hofstra dropped the sport and Dartmouth suspended the series with its intra-state riva… more »
UNH football could face bumpy road on path to playoffs
Wildcats have tough schedule, must replace key players.
DURHAM — Under a hot sun and a temperature that topped 90 degrees on the field Tuesday, University of New Hampshire football players and coaches faced the annual series of questions that coi… more »