Category: James Madison Dukes
JMU QB? Battle Begins Next Week
HARRISONBURG - Just over a week before the start of spring practice, James Madison's two quarterback candidates seemed loose and relaxed Tuesday afternoon as they went through conditioning drills at Bridgeforth Stadium.
Junior Drew Dudzik, who played… more »
Maine’s Canary Earns CAA Football Student-Athlete Of The Year; Academic All-Conference Team Announced
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 »
CAA Football Growth Raises Money Issues
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 »
CAA Will Remain One Conference
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 »
JMU Defensive Tackle Banned After Positive Test
J.D. Skolnitsky's college football career is over because the senior defensive tackle tested positive for a banned substance during the NCAA playoffs, James Madison coach Mickey Matthews said Thursday.
Matthews would not disclose the substance but sa… more »
CAA Athletic Directors to Study 14-team Puzzle
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 »
Maryland's Crab Bowl Features Future FCS Football Players
Wearing a uniform similar to the one he will don next season for the University of Maryland, running back Caleb Porzel stood near midfield after today's inaugural Maryland Crab Bowl all-star game and began to reel off the names of several of his future… more »
Opinion: Griz Play like Road Warriors Against No. 1 Dukes
The Shenandoah Valley invokes history book images of Robert E. Lee or the battle of New Market.
On Friday this hallowed ground was home to a different kind of skirmish. It'll never make the history books, but Montana football fans will be talking abo… more »
Delaware Charts Athletic Course, but Road will be Rocky
Raising millions of dollars to construct new facilities sure to be difficult in weakening economy.
NEWARK -- At the end of the rainbow, University of Delaware fans can see the new football stadium for which they have yearned.
All they need now is… more »
‘Something Special': Griz Prove Doubters Wrong En Route to Berth in Title Game
HARRISONBURG, Va. - Not many people thought the Montana Grizzlies could survive a detour through the Shenandoah Valley and make it to Chattanooga, Tenn.
But the Griz believed.
“To be with these guys is something special,” said sophomore running ba… more »
Next Stop: Chatty: Griz Bounce No. 1 Dukes, Earn Shot at Title
HARRISONBURG, Va. - Here's to there being a first time for everything.
Cole Bergquist threw touchdown passes and Chase Reynolds scored three touchdowns Friday, helping the Montana Grizzlies hold off top-ranked and turnover-prone James Madison 35-27 i… more »
Walter Camp Football Foundation Names 2008 FCS All-America Team
NEW HAVEN, CT – Two wide receivers headline the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2008 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision… more »
Montana Arrives in Soggy Harrisonburg
The JMU football team canceled its walk-through Thursday afternoon because of heavy rain at Bridgeforth Stadium.
Head coach Mickey Matthews said he doesn't expect having one fewer day of practice to affect his team, as they prepare to face Montana in… more »
Chattanooga: No App, No Worry
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 »
Dukes Rode Landers, Offense to No. 1
Mickey Matthews, the venerable coach of the James Madison Dukes, admits his offense didn't quite match Rodney Landers' skills when he recruited the quarterback out of Virginia Beach, Va.
“We had no idea we would go in this direction offensively,” Mat… more »