Category: Colgate Raiders
Colgate's Vena Leads Pioneers to AF2 Title Game
The division leaders meet in a rematch of ArenaCup 2007.
Ryan Vena has played in arena football's minor league longer than most. He stayed mainly to win a championship.
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton's quarterback remembers that the Tulsa Talons denied him… more »
Can the Ivy League Get Its Game Back?
Lackluster teams prompt calls for change; a new chief’s listening tour.
The schools of the Ivy League are among the nation’s finest and richest, with billions in endowments under their command. From law to business to medicine, they’re No. 1 in pract… more »
Holy Cross Can’t Brush Off Painful Colgate Loss
WORCESTER — Chris Smith arrived at Holy Cross in the fall of 2005 with an injury and missed his entire freshman season. He knew he would have an extra year of eligibility, and the way last season ended made the decision whether to use it an easy one.… more »
Hennessey Waits for NFL Draft After Finishing Successful College Career at Colgate
Danvers - Nick Hennessey has been dreaming about this day since playing in the Danvers Youth Football League. And now, it’s just about here. Hennessey, a senior offensive lineman at Colgate University, can’t wait for the moment.
After Major League Ba… more »
Colgate Names Strength And Conditioning Coach
Colgate named Gabe Harrington as the department’s new Strength and Conditioning Coach, it was announced Wednesday by Director of Athletics David Roach.
Harrington joins the Raiders’ staff following a five-year stint at the U.S. Military Academy in We… more »
As Pioneer, Former Colgate QB Ryan Vena Savors Pro Career
Fulfilling post-college dream in the af2, QB sees WBS as the team to beat this year.
Ryan Vena no longer dreams of the Super Bowl. He’d settle very happily for an ArenaCup title.
Since Vena left Colgate in 1999 after three Patriot League player of… more »
(Georgetown and Colgate Alum) Schwartz Now a Lion King
He has plan to make NFL's Lions roaring success.
The head coach overseeing one of the biggest rebuilding jobs in NFL history knows what it's like to work his way up from the bottom.
Jim Schwartz had a degree from Georgetown, but he wasn't too prou… more »
Patriot League Announces Football Academic Honor Roll
A record 131 student-athletes, including 2008 Patriot League Football Scholar-Athlete of the Year Ryan McGuire of Holy Cross, were named to the Patriot League Football Academic Honor Roll on Thursday.
McGuire has compiled a 3.42 grade point average a… more »
Former FCS Stars on the 2009 Texas vs. The Nation Roster
17 former FCS studs to be featured in the all-star game this Saturday.
Texas Team
Offense
Jersey Pos. Player School Affiliation
8 WR Dominique Edison Stephen F. Austin
39 FB Marcus Mailei Weber State
66 OT/OG Cornelius Lewis Tennessee St… more »
Danvers' Hennessey Hopes NFL Dials Him Up
Its formal name is Phillips Academy of Andover, founded in 1778. And its known world wide, producing the likes of Humphrey Bogart, Dr. Benjamin Spock; two presidents, George H.W. Bush (an ex-Yale first baseman) and his son, George W. Bush, who quarterba… more »
Walter Camp Football Foundation Names 2008 FCS All-America Team
NEW HAVEN, CT – Two wide receivers headline the Walter Camp Football Foundation 2008 Football Championship Subdivision All-America team. The team was selected by the head coaches and sports information directors of the Football Championship Subdivision… more »
Danvers Duo Plays Vital Roles in Colgate's Athletic Success
Danvers - Brian Day followed his Danvers neighbor, Nick Hennessey, to Colgate University, and now Nick might be following Day to the professional ranks.
Before he even signed on with Colgate, Day was already drafted by the National Hockey League's Ne… more »
All Hail Those Colgate Raiders . . . And, of Course, Their Coach, Dick Biddle, Too
Syracuse, N.Y. -- Well, the Colgate Raiders' trip to Philadelphia for the first round of the Division I-AA tournament didn't exactly work out as planned on Saturday afternoon. Not when you consider that they fell behind sixth-ranked Villanova 48-7 befor… more »
Villanova Runs Wild over Colgate, 55-28
Matt Szczur accepted hugs and high fives from his jubilant Villanova teammates for returning the opening kickoff of yesterday's Football Championship Subdivision playoff game for a touchdown, but the cries of joy were muted as soon as they looked back u… more »
Villanova Puts a Pasting on Colgate
RADNOR — In two short years, sophomore Matt Szczur has become Villanova’s Mr. Everything.
Need a wide receiver? Send Szczur (pronounced Caesar) out to the flank.
Going to run the Wildcat formation? Szczur is your man to be the Single Wing-style qu… more »