AMHERST - University of Massachusetts football coach Kevin Morris knows all about Albany coach Bob Ford, but that will not make Saturday night's home opener any easier. "What I know is that we had better be prepared, because he and his team will expo… more »

Albany, N.Y. -- University at Albany Vice President and Director of Athletics Lee McElroy announced on Thursday, Aug. 27 that the school's football program will play its first NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) opponent when the Great Danes… more »

UAlbany stands as the unanimous favorite to capture the 2009 Northeast Conference football crown, which would be its third straight. The Great Danes received eight first-place votes to finish atop an annual survey of league’s head coaches for a fourth… more »

Set to commence its 14th football season, the Northeast Conference (NEC) today announced plans to televise four games in 2009. The first two games of the package will air live on MSG-Plus and Fox College Sports as perennial NEC contender Monmouth wel… more »

Two returning Walter Payton Award candidates, Weber State quarterback Cameron Higgins and Elon wide receiver Terrell Hudgins, and two newcomers to the list, Southern quarterback Bryant Lee and Albany running back David McCarty, have been added to the wa… more »

Another Daily Gazette All-Area football star is heading to the University at Albany. Linebacker Dan Desbiens, who excelled during Schenectady’s finest season last fall, has committed to play for the Northeast Conference champion Great Danes and head… more »

As the 2009 NFL draft reached the seventh round and his name still hadn't been called, Brighton High and University at Albany standout offensive lineman Raphael Nguti wasn't panicking. Even though he would have loved to be selected via the draft to p… more »

Like a lot of football fans, Chris Lynch watched the NFL draft on TV. He didn't expect to hear his name called, and it wasn't, but that didn't keep him from getting his shot at pro football. Lynch, a punter for the University at Albany, agreed to r… more »

As Raphael Nguti watched game film over Christmas break from his days with Brighton's varsity football team, something stood out to the University at Albany standout offensive lineman. Back then, Nguti relied more on superior size than technique to c… more »

Albany, N.Y. – Dan Di Lella threw a 23-yard scoring pass to Justin Gannon with one minute and 59 seconds remaining to lift the Gold to a 10-3 victory over the Purple in the UAlbany spring football game on Saturday, April 18 at University Field. The Gre… more »

ALBANY — University at Albany's Andrew Smith ran downfield pumping his fist on Wednesday after throwing a screen pass that Justin Gannon turned into a long touchdown. "Way to block!" Smith, a former Guilderland High star, yelled to his teammates in… more »

There's no doubt University at Albany offensive tackle Raphael Nguti has the size to play in the NFL. He's 6-foot-6 and weighs 330 pounds. His arms are 341/8 inches long, which ranks among the top 10 prospects at his position entering the NFL Draft A… more »

Three young professionals from the University at Albany, Sridar Chittur, research scientist at the Center for Functional Genomics; Kevin Galuski Jr., assistant director of athletics; and Michael Boots, sponsored programs associate in the Office of the V… more »

UAlbany receiver granted another year with Danes. ALBANY — A cruel joke had a thrilling outcome for University at Albany senior wide receiver Tim Bush. UAlbany assistant coach Eric Evans somberly told Bush on Feb. 10 the NCAA had denied his app… more »

Nicomini becomes hard-hitting face-off specialist. When Dave Nicomini joined the University at Albany lacrosse team in January, he wasn't only new to the team but also to the sport. Nicomini had never played organized lacrosse on any level. As if… more »