New conference and stadium — so what? Strike up the band The University at Albany has finally caught on. You can have a beloved football coach; you can have a new $18 million stadium; you can move to the more competitive Colonial Athletic Associat… more »

The University at Albany football team put on shoulder pads on Friday for the first time since the 2012 season ended almost five months ago. "I think we're ready to go," redshirt junior linebacker Alex Helmer said. "Definitely ready to get the pads o… more »

UAlbany football coach is excited about 41st season There was really never any doubt. Bob Ford was going to come back as the football coach at the University at Albany, a position he has held for the past 40 years. The 75-year-old Ford said Friday… more »

The Colonial Athletic Association expansion process appears to be accelerating, with College of Charleston officials debating a move from the Southern Conference and a report that Stony Brook and Albany will join for football in 2013. Newsday reporte… more »

VMI has belonged to the Big South Conference since 2003. The Richmond-based CAA is seeking new members after losing VCU, ODU and Georgia State since early April. Virginia Military Institute regularly assesses its conference affiliation and potential… more »

Danes determined to get another title in 2012 The University at Albany football team is forced to take a roundabout route to the fields for spring practice. Temporary fencing blocks the usual path from the locker room because UAlbany is starting c… more »

UAlbany football coach Bob Ford is telling the story of his dad Christopher, and how he moved young Bob and the rest of his family all over New England. “We lived in all six New England states and 14 towns in Massachusetts,” Ford said the other day a… more »

Albany defensive end Eddie Delaney has lived with both a physical deformity and diabetes for most of his life, but this hasn't stopped him from reaching his dream. Put yourself in the shoes of a Division I defensive end. Imagine walking up to the lin… more »

Robert Morris football coach Joe Walton said it's a good time to be in the Northeast Conference. League members now can compete in the Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, as Robert Morris did last season for the first time in school history.… more »

ST. LOUIS - After a four year relationship between the Pioneer Football League and Northeast Conference, the Gridiron Classic will cease to exist according to information provided to College Sporting News writer Jason Plotkin. The Gridiron Classic wa… more »

Staten Island, NY – The Wagner College football team has been picked to win the Northeast Conference by The Sporting News Preseason Football Magazine. In addition, quarterback Nick Doscher has been tabbed by the magazine as the league’s top offensive pl… more »

UAlbany football looking to replace key players. ALBANY -- The University at Albany football team entered spring practice this month looking to replace its championship-winning quarterback, its all-time leading rusher and record-setting receiver.… more »

University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on Wednesday, March 24 the school's football schedule for the 2010 season. The Great Danes, who compete at the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision level and finished… more »

With two CAA teams dropping football, Maine and three other schools find themselves isolated. They are fierce rivals on the football field. Off the field, the universities of Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island are about to come t… more »

NEW BRITAIN — The irony wasn’t lost on Central’s football team. A year ago at Albany, the Blue Devils staged a stirring comeback, only to miss the would-be-tying two-point conversion with 55 seconds left. Saturday, Albany needed a two-point conversion t… more »