INDIANAPOLIS -- When Central Connecticut’s football team arrived in Indianapolis Thursday night for the upcoming Gridiron Classic, the Blue Devils were greeted in the lobby of the team hotel by a sign congratulating them on their Northeast Conference ch… more »

Winning a postseason game is about the only thing Central Connecticut State has yet to do on the football field this year. As a result of their Northeast Conference crown, the Blue Devils will have an opportunity to add that feat to their 2009 resume… more »

NEW BRITAIN — The irony wasn’t lost on Central’s football team. A year ago at Albany, the Blue Devils staged a stirring comeback, only to miss the would-be-tying two-point conversion with 55 seconds left. Saturday, Albany needed a two-point conversion t… more »

It wasn't supposed to start this way. Not after all of the optimistic talk and positive vibes through the offseason. Not with a clear-cut choice and the reigning Lehigh-Lafayette MVP back at quarterback. Not with a gorgeous late-summer Saturday that… more »

Central Connecticut State, coached by a Lehigh Valley native, dominates play. Saturday ended much better than it started for Jeff McInerney. The Central Connecticut State football coach torn a quadriceps muscle in the morning when he slipped in hi… more »

The Lehigh University Mountain Hawks are going to have to do some adjusting to deal with Central Connecticut State's offense in Saturday's season opener at Goodman Stadium. After an offseason of scrimmaging against the same players and schemes, the M… 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 »

Let the battle begin. Again. While the start of Central Connecticut’s spring football season will bring little more than practices and occasional scrimmages to begin the road towards this fall’s season, rabid football fans tend to read things into… more »

Bronx, N.Y. - Fordham University head football coach Tom Masella announced the addition of three assistant coaches to his staff with the hiring of Malik Hall, Ed Morrissey and John Wholley. Hall will direct the defensive line and serve as the special te… more »

Four athletic administrators from the Northeast Conference (NEC) have been appointed to various positions within the NCAA governance structure. Central Connecticut State Director of Athletics C.J. Jones was reappointed to the Division I Football Champi… more »

Robert Morris junior linebacker Adam Lawrence (Big Run, PA/Dubois Area) is the recipient of the NEC scholar-athlete award in football. A two-year starter at outside linebacker, he finished second on the Colonials and seventh in the NEC with 83 tack… more »

With one senior on the starting defense and three on offense, the future looks bright for Robert Morris, which has experienced tough times in recent years. The young Colonials (4-5, 3-2 Northeast Conference) seem to be on the upswing after an impress… more »

The Monmouth University football team continues to make its 0-3 start to the season a distant memory. The Hawks overcame a shaky start on Saturday to defeat Northeast Conference rival Central Connecticut State, 30-20, on Homecoming at Kessler Field on S… more »

NEW BRITAIN — When the Central Connecticut State football team gathered for practice on Tuesday, the ingredients were in place for a flat day. The Blue Devils were coming off a loss at Monmouth that crippled their hopes of winning the Northeast Conferen… more »