Category: Central Connecticut State Blue Devils
Central Connecticut-Monmouth NEC Game Cancelled
The Northeast Conference football game between Central Connecticut and Monmouth, scheduled for Saturday at Monmouth, has been cancelled because of Hurricane Sandy. Efforts were made to move the game to Arute Field in New Britain, but Monmouth officials… more »
Wagner Seahawks eager to measure up
Are all football games created equal?
Coaches will tell you that is the case, that they take them one at a time goes the tired cliche, but sometimes a particular match-up screams of extra relevance.
Central Connecticut State’s visit to Wagner Coll… more »
Norfolk State head coach excited to make return to alma mater
West Virginia will face NCAA Football Championship Subdivision opponent Norfolk State on Saturday at Milan Puskar Stadium. This will be the third consecutive year the Mountaineers have faced an FCS team.
Norfolk State is out of the Mid-Eastern Athlet… more »
NEC squads holding plenty of talent
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 »
Former Bison assistant coach McInerney is pretty familiar with Saturday's opponent Robert Morris
Central Connecticut State head football coach Jeff McInerney has seen the two stages of Bison football.
As an assistant coach for North Dakota State in 2003, he was part of the beginning of the transition to Division I Football Championship Subdivisi… more »
Transfers have given CCSU a spark
Everette Benjamin nearly went to the rival.
When Hofstra disbanded its football team last year, the senior running back needed a new home. He looked at Tennessee-Martin, but didn’t think the location was right for him.
Suddenly, it was down to Cen… more »
CCSU Linebacker Marino Plays With A Purpose
When he runs onto the turf at Arute Field, Central Connecticut's Jeff Marino feels blessed. He looks into the stands at his grandfather, Tom Marino, still coming to watch at age 80, and he is motivated to play for him. He sees the other family members w… more »
Blue Devils searching for answers
For Central Connecticut State’s football team, the Northeast Conference season is what matters.
That, after all, is when the Blue Devils can earn a trip to the FCS playoffs.
But today’s game against Bentley (noon, ESPN Radio 1410) is still critica… more »
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.
The Gridiron Classic wa… more »
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 pl… more »
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-… more »
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… more »
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… more »
Four Teams Here, All the Rest There
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 »
Saturday's Gridiron Classic Peppered with Region Flavor
For the first time in 18 years, Butler will get a taste of postseason football action.
When the Bulldogs play Central Connecticut State on Saturday in Indianapolis, Northwest Indiana will be well-represented on the field, as seven local players -- le… more »