ALBANY - Just one look at University at Albany coach Bob Ford will let you know it's football season again for the Great Danes. He's got his straw hat and the self-admitted football junkie is ready to roll. "That's my fix," Ford said. "It's a fix… more »

Beginning in 2009, the Northeast Conference will be adding more football scholarships to the 30 currently allocated to each of its programs. NEC Commissioner Brenda Weare said NEC presidents agreed at a June 11 meeting to add two per year over the ne… more »

Indianapolis, Ind. – University at Albany’s John Allen is one of 28 football coaches that have been selected to participate in the 2008 NCAA Expert Coaches Academy, scheduled to take place on June 5-7 in Dallas, Texas. Allen is in his first season as th… more »

East Rutherford, N.J. – The Super Bowl champion New York Giants announced on Monday, May 12 the signing of seven players who attended last week’s rookie mini-camp on a tryout basis, including former University at Albany standout offensive lineman Jacob… more »

Despite setback, athletic director and former student- athlete sees new football stadium in school's future. University at Albany Athletic Director Lee McElroy hung a sign on his office door last month that proclaims, "Optimism Reigns Here." Tha… more »

The next time Montana plays Albany, it could be in the Division I Football Championship Subdivision playoffs, and it could come the week before Thanksgiving. That news doesn't make UM athletic director Jim O'Day happy, but the die has been cast: Last… more »

According to Monmouth University football coach Kevin Callahan, NCAA approval of playoff expansion for the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) has been a long time coming. It was approved Thursday. "This playoff expansion and access to the… more »

NEC football champion receives bid in 2010. The University at Albany football team will have an easier path to the NCAA playoffs. Starting in 2010, the Northeast Conference champion will receive an automatic bid to the Football Championship Subd… more »

NCAA proposal would give NEC league champ "conditional" playoff bid. The University at Albany football team won the Northeast Conference championship last season but got shut out of the NCAA playoffs. The Great Danes are hoping a proposed change o… more »

Monmouth University's football team may soon have a path to the national playoffs. Under a proposal to be voted on Thursday by the NCAA Board of Directors, the Northeast Conference champion, which includes Monmouth University, will have a "conditiona… more »

Hopes for 2010 opening unlikely to be fulfilled as the a source says the NY senate is cutting $36.5M for UAlbany complex. However, Albany could get private funding for the project, as a study is being undertaken on design for a UAlban facility. It's… more »

It's no wonder University at Albany football player Dave Casale was thrilled when the New York Giants won the Super Bowl in February. Besides being a lifelong Big Blue fan, Casale is on the NFL team's payroll, in a manner of speaking. Casale, a… more »

With 48 letterwinners and 12 starters returning from only the third Northeast Conference team to go undefeated in league play, the defending champion University at Albany football team began spring practice Sunday with plenty of confidence. The Great… more »

K Jason Fralicker and C/G Jason Hobbs are working on their game in the Arena League. A Bishop Maginn graduate and former standout signal caller at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute is not only one of three local players on this season’s roster, but he… more »

ALBANY, NY - The Albany Conquest announced today that former UAlbany starter Jacob Hobbs (OL/DL), along with returning players Clarence Curry (DB, Villanova), Markus Ferguson (OL/DL, Liberty) and Ed Greene (OL/DL, Hofstra) have been assigned to the Conq… more »