Eckstein still expects good crowd for title game. Three of the four seeds in the Football Bowl Subdivision playoffs have survived two rounds and are still on the Road to Chattanooga. The team that didn’t make it was 2005-07 national champion Appalach… more »

Meanwhile, over at the Division I college football end where they don't care about academics, No. 1-ranked James Madison and competition-steeled Richmond are one game away from facing each other for the national championship. We speak of the Football… more »

That wasn’t so good, was it? The Appalachian Dynasty took a major hit at The Rock Saturday when Richmond rolled in and put a 33-13 whuppin on the Mountaineers. Richmond looked strong. Its offensive line did a nice job of pushing Appalachian’s defe… more »

BOONE - There is no infinity in college football. Appalachian State's unprecedented run of national titles in the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision stopped at three yesterday. The Mountaineers' hopes for a fourth came to an abrupt end. Turnov… more »

It all fell apart in the third quarter for Appalachian State on Saturday, the chance for a fourth straight national championship blowing away in the swirling snow of Kidd Brewer Stadium. Richmond, the semifinal victim of ASU's title run last season,… more »

Pat Grace ran for two touchdowns and Terrell McMoore returned an interception 36 yards for what proved to be the decisive TD, giving Northern Iowa a 36-34 victory over New Hampshire last night in a Football Championship Subdivision quarterfinal at Cedar… more »

When the Montana Grizzlies meet the Weber State Wildcats Saturday afternoon in Missoula in a repeat clash of Big Sky Conference rivals, it won't be the only rematch in the quarterfinals of the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs. The top-seede… more »

While it’s likely that most people Saturday at Kidd Brewer Stadium will be watching Appalachian State quarterback Armanti Edwards, or maybe one of the Mountaineers’ several other weapons on offense, two individuals face what could be their biggest chall… more »

ASHEVILLE – You know it's a big game when players start quoting Ric Flair. Richmond is the latest FCS team assigned the monumental task of trying to end Appalachian State's domination of postseason play. At noon Saturday, the Spiders (10-3) will a… more »

The University of Richmond's Shawn White, a reserve fullback from Atlee High, fielded a short kickoff to start the second half. Both arms covered the ball as the 245-pound White freight-trained ahead 31 yards until several Eastern Kentucky players final… more »

Head coaches at University of Richmond Stadium on Saturday can relate. Mike London, 48, came to Richmond in January from the University of Virginia, where he was defensive coordinator. Dean Hood, 45, came to Eastern Kentucky in January from Wake Fore… more »

WILLIAMSBURG - The only other time Jake Phillips had a game like William & Mary’s regular season finale Saturday at Zable Stadium was during his freshman year at Bath County High School. “I had seven turnovers, four interceptions and three fumbl… more »

RICHMOND — Payback will be on the minds of the Eastern Kentucky Colonels when they visit the University of Richmond in the first round of the NCAA playoffs Saturday. Fresh from winning the Ohio Valley Conference title and an automatic bid to the Foot… more »

William and Mary's Jimmye Laycock says his team should have been the fifth CAA team in the playoffs. WILLIAMSBURG - It didn't come as a shock that William and Mary didn't make the playoffs. The team that took the 16th and final spot, however, was som… more »

HARRISONBURG - Heading into the final weekend of play, the Colonial Athletic Association has once again positioned itself to send a large contingent to the NCAA Division I-AA football playoffs. And, unlike a year ago, when the CAA had five teams in the… more »