ORONO -- Swagger. It's a word used by the defense on the University of Maine football team to describe its attitude on the field. "It's opponents knowing they're going to be in for a long day," cornerback Lamir Whetstone said. "It's knowing they're g… more »

Stephen Cooper, Mike DeVito and Matt King all starred for the University of Maine football team. Cooper and King were both All-Americans, while DeVito was an All-Conference pick. All three have gone on to play professionally. Besides their impressive fo… more »

While he would prefer to play QB, he has done much more. Mike Brusko has played almost every position at the University of Maine this season. He hasn't played the offensive and defensive lines, field goal kicker or holder, but, if asked, the forme… more »

Farkes’ injury reconfigures Black Bears’ offense. Coming off what could be considered its most significant victory in two years, the University of Maine football team has no time to sit back and savor the result. The Black Bears must again reconfi… more »

ORONO, Maine – Jack Cosgrove hadn’t held back all night. The 16th year Maine football coach certainly wasn’t going to now. So Cosgrove didn’t try to swallow his frustration or hide behind clichés as he talked about his team’s 24-10 loss to James Madi… more »

ORONO, Maine - James Madison fell into the trap. And Rodney Landers pulled the Dukes right back out of it. JMU's senior quarterback rushed for 97 of his 156 yards in the second half, leading his team to three touchdowns and turning a 3-3 halftime tie… more »

Richmond outscores Maine 31-7 in second half to gain third win. The University of Richmond continued a couple of encouraging trends during yesterday's 44-17 mauling of Maine. Three, if winning counts. In the Colonial Athletic Association game pla… more »

In the 2007 inaugural season of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) football, five teams from the conference made the NCAA playoffs. Delaware advanced to the championship game before falling to Appalachian State. Top players like Ricky Santos of UNH,… more »

The University of Maine’s football program got a bit more than 15 minutes of fame last week, but it may have failed to milk the “Battle for the Butter” for all it was worth. Thanks to a somewhat random selection as the “lesser known” college game of… more »

Before Thursday morning, Saturday’s football game between the University of Maine and Stony Brook University was simply the Black Bears’ home opener. Now, thanks to ESPN Radio’s “Mike & Mike in the Morning” show, it’s “The Battle for the Butter.”… more »

Iowa opens the football season Saturday against a team whose star running back filled a void in his career by flipping burgers. That's no joke, and neither is the reason Jhamal Fluellen represents one of the top storylines for either team when the Ha… more »

Michigan could have opened the season at home last year against Hawaii. It opted to play host to Appalachian State. Seemed like a smart move. ... Oops. In one Ann Arbor afternoon, the notion that a blue-blood program could "schedule" a paycheck… more »

ORONO - Throughout his football life, Levi Ervin never backed down from a challenge. He did have to backpedal, though. But now, the former Lisbon High School standout is learning to be a linebacker at the University of Maine, and the change is not… more »

ORONO, Maine - Last season, it was a quarterback controversy or competition, and a bit of a complication for the University of Maine football team. This season, it’s a quarterback augmentation, improvisation, and anything but a complication, unless y… more »

ORONO - So close. The University of Maine Black Bears were this close to being a factor in the Colonial Athletic Association last season, even with one of the youngest teams in the conference. How close? "We lost a lot of close games last y… more »