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Hawks' offense, Kyle Frazier sharp in scrimmage
An efficient and balanced offensive performance highlighted the Monmouth University football team’s first intrasquad scrimmage of the 2010 preseason Saturday afternoon at Kessler Field.
“I was really happy how clean it was. Our efficiency all over the field was pretty good,” head coach Kevin Callahan said. “We played without many penalties, which is something we are always concerned about in the first scrimmage with referees. The offense had several extended-play drives, we were able to move the ball and anytime you can win the ball possession battle you have a chance to win.”
First Monmouth Scrimmage In The Books
Balanced offense shines in first intrasquad scrimmage
An efficient and balanced offensive performance highlighted the Monmouth University football team’s first intrasquad scrimmage of the 2010 preseason on Saturday afternoon at Kessler Field.
“I was really happy how clean it was. Our efficiency all over the field was pretty good,” said head coach Kevin Callahan. “We played without many penalties, which is something we are always concerned about in the first scrimmage with referees. The offense had several extended play drives, we were able to move the ball and anytime you can win the ball possession battle you have a chance to win.”
Q and A with Sacred Heart coach Paul Gorham
Paul Gorham enters his seventh season as the head football coach at Sacred Heart University. The Pioneers are coming off a 2-8 campaign and were picked to finish eighth in the Northeast Conference’s preseason poll.
CSN: Gridiron Classic Comes to Close, Pioneer Continues Pursuit of AQ
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.
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With the 2010 season looming, Monmouth University and the eight other football playing members of the Northeast Conference (NEC) will compete for the first time for something very special: an automatic berth to the NCAA Football Championship Subdivision (FCS formally I-AA) Playoffs.
“Having an opportunity to play for a postseason berth is something that players in our program have looked forward to for a long time,” said MU Head Coach Kevin Callahan. “Having it become a reality excites everyone involved in our program, past and present. It also plays an important part in recruiting, for years schools were able to hold against us the fact that we couldn’t advance to postseason play. This evens the playing field in that aspect of recruiting.”
The Sporting News Tabs Wagner First In Preseason Poll
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 player.
- 280 words - Northeast Conference, Monmouth Hawks, Albany Great Danes, Central Connecticut State Blue Devils, Wagner Seahawks, Duquesne Dukes, Robert Morris Colonials, Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash, Sacred Heart Pioneers FCS Student-Athletes Amongst 2010 NFF Hampshire Honor Society Membership
DALLAS, May 4, 2010 - The National Football Foundation & College Hall of Fame (NFF) announced today the members of the 2010 NFF Hampshire Honor Society, which is comprised of college football players from all divisions of play who each maintained a 3.2 GPA or better. A total of 620 players from 246 schools qualified for membership in the society’s fourth year, an 80 percent increase from the inaugural class in 2007.
- 3927 words - FCS News Articles, Missouri Valley Football Conference, MEAC, SoCon, Southland Conference, Pioneer Football League, Great West Conference, Big Sky Conference, CAA, Patriot League, Northeast Conference, Independents, SWAC, Big South Conference, Ivy League, Ohio Valley Conference White Tops Blue in Annual CCSU Spring Game; 2010 Captains Named
The white team topped the blue squad 28-7 on Friday afternoon at the annual Central Connecticut State University Spring Football game at Arute Field. Junior transfer quarterback Gunnar Jesperson was named the game’s Most Valuable Player after going 25-for-41 for 357 yards and three touchdowns. He also rushed for a score. The Blue Devils open the 2010 season on Saturday, Sept. 4 at New Hampshire at 12 noon. They will play five home games during the 2010 season. The home opener will come on Sept. 11 vs. Bentley.
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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.
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg for one of the Northeast Conference’s most successful programs.
“It’s the most questions we’ve had going into spring ball,” coach Bob Ford said. “I don’t think the cupboard’s bare, but at the same time, we asked around the table the other day, who has solidified a starting spot at this point?”
Villarrial Teaching The Fundamentals at St. Francis
Building a football program is similar to building a home in that a foundation is essential to success.
Chris Villarrial has started his first season as head coach of the St. Francis University Red Flash by focusing in spring drills on the base of what he hopes will be a successful program.
Albany Announces 2010 Schedule
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 second in the Northeast Conference standings last year, will play an 11-game slate. The non-league schedule features Stephen F. Austin, a program that reached the 2009 FCS quarterfinals, Maine and Yale.
Saint Francis Releases 2010 Schedule
A challenging non-conference slate, including trips to full scholarship opponents Liberty and Cal Poly, highlight the 2010 Saint Francis Red Flash football schedule in the team’s first season under new head coach Chris Villiarrial.
The 11-game schedule, which features seven road games and four home contests, will pit the Red Flash against tough competition both inside and outside of the Northeast Conference. The 2010 season will also mark the first time that the Northeast Conference champion will receive an automatic bid to the Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) tournament.
Sacred Heart Schedule Announced
The school announced its 2010 football schedule on Wednesday. The 2010 season marks the Pioneers’ 20th and will feature first meetings with Dartmouth and Georgetown.
Northeast Conference Champion Football Team Announces 2010 Schedule
Head Coach Jeff McInerney and the Central Connecticut State University football team announced its 2010 schedule on Thursday. The Blue Devils, coming off their third Northeast Conference title in the last six seasons, won the outright NEC crown in 2009. They finished the year with a 9-3 overall record and a 7-1 mark in conference action. Central opens the season on the road at New Hampshire on Sept. 4 in Durham, NH.
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Annual Blue/White Spring Game slated for April 24
The Monmouth University football program, led by head coach Kevin Callahan, released its spring practice schedule today.
“Our players have worked very hard this winter and we have made a lot of progress physically,” said head coach Kevin Callahan. “Now it’s time to transform all of the hard work and physical development into performing well on the field.”
Hough not finished with football
The summer sun never fully sets in Finland, where Greg Hough went to keep playing football.
Not ready to quit the game but not quite NFL material when he graduated from Duquesne in December 2008, Hough, once a star fullback for the Dukes and at Pine-Richland High School, discovered a vibrant American football community overseas that helped rekindle his passion for the game.
Years after the NFL Europe ceased in 2007, hundreds of American football teams still exist across the continent, some of which have been around since the 1970s. They’re the equivalent of American semi-pro clubs, and they pay American players, or “imports,” to play for their teams and help grow the sport in their countries, where “football” alone means soccer.
Another Blue Devil gets big football job
Steve Addazio was named interim head coach at the University of Florida when Urban Meyer decided he needed to take a leave of absence if not walk away altogether. Scott Pioli, one the architects of the New England Patriots success, is running the Kansas City Chiefs. Al Bagnoli continues to set Ivy League coaching records at Penn. Mike Sherman, the former head coach of the Green Bay Packers is busy rebuilding Texas A&M’s fortunes. Dave Campo is back with the Dallas Cowboys, where he was once the head coach. John Skladany recently signed on for a second tour of duty with the University of Central Florida. Mike Cerullo is part of the New Orleans Saints brain trust.
And now you can add the name of yet another former CCSU Blue Devil to the ranks of the nation’s most influential football coaches and administrators. Late last week Clifford Snow, a Bristol native and former Central defensive back, was introduced as the new director of football operations at the University of Kentucky.
MU Hosts Super Bowl Day Of Events With Schroth School
Hawks visit Schroth School for day of football and fun
The Indianapolis Colts and New Orleans Saints weren’t the only teams celebrating the Super Bowl three weeks ago. Members of the Monmouth University football team hosted their own Super Bowl day of events with students from LADACIN Network’s Schroth School in nearby Wanamassa, N.J. on Tuesday, February 2nd.
Monmouth Announces 2010 Schedule
Monmouth opens season on Sept. 4 with trip to face Colgate
Monmouth University Head Football Coach Kevin Callahan has announced the team’s 2010 schedule, one that features six home games and non-conference matchups against teams from the Patriot League and Colonial Athletic Association.
“In 2010 the winner of the Northeast Conference earns a bid to the NCAA playoffs,” said head coach Kevin Callahan. “I think our schedule reflects the caliber of competition a playoff team should face.”
Former Monmouth Star Austin Named To 2009 NFL Pro Bowl
Wide receiver makes it as a first year starter for the Dallas Cowboys
Former Monmouth University and current Dallas Cowboy wide receiver Miles Austin has been named to the 2009 National Football League Pro Bowl, league officials released on Tuesday.
The fourth year player has had a breakout season for the Cowboys, leading the NFC in receiving yardage (1,230 yards on a team-high 74 receptions) despite not being named a starter until week five. He’s only the sixth Cowboys receiver to score at least 10 touchdowns (11) in a season, and has 20 of the offense’ 56 total 20-plus-yard receiving gains this year. Earlier this season, Austin set the Cowboy record for reception yardage in a game, after racking up 250 yards and two touchdowns in an overtime win against Kansas City. The game against the Chiefs was his first career start. In 2006, Austin set the Cowboy record for longest kickoff return in a playoff game, when he scored on a 93 yard return against Seattle in a NFC Wildcard game.
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