CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - For Cole Bergquist and the fifth-ranked Montana Grizzlies, the high of beating top-ranked James Madison in the Football Championship Subdivision semifinals was over by Monday. “I feel like honestly, we're on to bigger and better… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. - Partway through a Thursday press conference, senior strong safety Colt Anderson talked about his journey from walk-on to standout for the Griz, as they head into Friday's championship game against Richmond. “I dreamed of being wh… more »

Whatever the perceived attitude of the Colonial Athletic Association has been, Mike London, coach of the last CAA team left standing in the Football Championship Subdivision, wants none of it. “I'm not falling into that trap,” London said Tuesday, th… more »

The first time Mike London seriously thought about being head coach at his college alma mater, the University of Richmond, he came in second. London was up against Dave Clawson, who had many attractive qualities that he lacked: Experience in the NFL,… more »

For the FCS championship The University of Richmond Spiders were playing inside a dome where the noise was at such a level that four of the offensive linemen knew when to move only by watching the center snap the ball to the quarterback. The Spiders… more »

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (WRCB) -- The banner hanging inside Finley Stadium says it all: The champions are here. Indeed, the two teams vying for the Football Championship Subdivision national title arrived in Chattanooga Tuesday night and held their first… more »

If you've become interested in purchasing a University of Richmond sweatshirt as a result of the Spiders' football achievement, you have company. Online and in-person business yesterday at the UR Bookstore was about triple what it ordinarily is on a… more »

University of Richmond football coaches spend their days analyzing Montana video. Perhaps they should just call Lawrence Sidbury. Last school year, UR's senior defensive end developed a computer system that predicts plays based on past play-callin… more »

The Montana Grizzlies have had a fun year, and part of it probably has to do with embracing their role as underdogs. They no doubt used that privately as motivation last week, when they went to top-ranked James Madison and pulled out a 35-27 win in t… more »

Now, the country discovers Mike London. Learns he was a Richmond detective in the street-crimes unit. Learns he was the bone-marrow donor six years ago for his daughter, Ticynn, who required a transplant to overcome a genetic disorder. Learns his theory… more »

Plans for Friday's Football Championship Subdivision title game are moving fast - as in Chase Reynolds fast. The University of Montana Grizzlies leave Tuesday afternoon for Chattanooga, Tenn., and Missoula will send the team off in style - with a par… more »

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Down six, with 1:44 left. No timeouts. No leading receiver. Sixty-two yards from the goal line. Eric Ward took a wide-angle view. "We weren't going to win it with one throw. I knew that," he said. That level-headedness helpe… more »

CEDAR FALLS, Iowa - Joe Stewart left the huddle and told his quarterback, "Don't forget about me over there. Give me a chance." Maybe that's what inspired Eric Ward's pass to his tight end, the third option in the play called by the University of Ric… more »

Northern Iowa football coach Mark Farley compares Richmond's high-powered offense to his team's from a year ago. The Spiders' defense? Similar to the Panthers' opportunistic group this season. That's pretty heady stuff entering Saturday's 3 p.m… more »

Too many coaches and fans have a common lament for the lack of success of their college football programs: We can't recruit enough dumb guys. They say it in a different way, of course. They present a college's academic standards as an obstacle to… more »