DURHAM – University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove was impressed. "This is a Top Five team," said Cosgrove about the University of New Hampshire after his team lost a 28-24 heartbreaker to the Wildcats in snowy Orono on Saturday afternoon. "Th… more »

The glitch in ESPNU’s broadcast sent Liberty football coach Danny Rocco into a frenzy. The ticker at the bottom of the screen leaked the final two playoff matchups before they were announced, and once Rocco saw “Maine” on the board, he lost it. Ro… more »

Cedar Falls, Ia. — A crowd of more than 100 packed into the McLeod Center’s Alumni Suite Sunday erupted in celebration. The reason: Learning Northern Iowa’s football team had earned the No. 3 seed in the 16-team Football Championship Subdivision play… 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 »

Stopping the University of New Hampshire offense was going to be a tall order Saturday. After watching the Wildcats demolish UMass a week ago, University of Maine football coach Jack Cosgrove knew his team's fortunes would likely come down its abilit… more »

Bears travel to Northern Iowa When addressing his University of Maine football team after Saturday’s gut-wrenching loss to New Hampshire, head coach Jack Cosgrove planted a positive thought in the heads of his teary-eyed players. “I told them in… 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 »

They knew it was coming and they still couldn't stop it. The No. 13 Massachusetts football team allowed 296 rushing yards on 63 attempts in Saturday's 21-20 loss to Maine. The Black Bears found what worked and stuck to it, over and over again. Usi… more »

AMHERST - If the postseason hopes of the University of Massachusetts football team have indeed been dashed on the turf with Saturday's loss to Maine, the Minutemen can lay the blame on their first-half play this season. The 21-20 loss to the Black Be… more »

AMHERST - Missed extra points have come to define recent UMass-Maine football games at McGuirk Alumni Stadium, and yesterday proved no exception. The Minutemen fell behind 14-0 at halftime and seemed poised to tie the game early in the fourth quarter… more »

Something is sure to give when red-hot Maine visits 13th-ranked UMass today in a CAA North Division football game at McGuirk Alumni Stadium in Amherst. The Black Bears (6-3, 3-2) are chasing their fifth straight win while UMass (6-3, 3-2) has put tog… more »

AMHERST - Neither coach is willing to admit it, but Saturday's Colonial Athletic Association football game between Maine and Massachusetts will likely knock the loser out of postseason contention. With identical records, 6-3 overall and 3-2 in the CA… more »

There is a simple truth going into today’s key football games involving Maine colleges. The University of Maine needs to win to keep their playoff hopes alive. Maine (6-3) at Massachusetts (6-3), noon, McGuirk Stadium, Amherst, Mass.: The Blac… more »

As if there isn't enough riding on Saturday's game at Villanova, the University of New Hampshire football team will also be playing to keep a beloved name from being surpassed in the CAA record book. Longtime coach Bill Bowes, who guided the Wildcats… more »

ORONO -- Now comes the big test. The University of Maine football team dispatched Iona College 55-7 Saturday at Alfond Stadium for its fourth straight win and head into the stretch run of its schedule with a playoff berth in sight. Maine (6-3, 3-2 Co… more »