Danes eke out victory in long-awaited home debut. ALBANY — When Central Connecticut brought out the swinging gate, the University at Albany football team slammed it shut. The Great Danes stopped the Blue Devils' 2-point conversion attempt out of… more »

Team plays 1st game on own field vs. hungry foe. ALBANY — There's a sign colored in University at Albany purple and gold that's pinned to a bulletin board outside the Central Connecticut weight room. It reads, "49-14,'' the embarrassing score of… more »

University at Albany’s road warriors finally get the opportunity to play at home today when the Great Danes host Central Connecticut State University in a Northeast Conference game at University Field at 1 p.m. The 1-0, 2-3 Great Danes opened the sea… more »

NEW BRITAIN - The tip of the football was inches from the Wagner goal line and it was fourth down. Central Connecticut had a four-point lead and it was deep into the third quarter. For some coaches, this is a situation that requires deliberation. Cen… more »

One thing about these Division I football coaches: they’re all thieves. It’s legal theft, mind you, because they all steal their coaching styles from somebody else, or a combination of others, in the profession. We know North Dakota State’s Craig… more »

NEW BRITAIN - — Shortly after Central Connecticut's chance at a share of the Northeast Conference title went awry in a dispiriting, season-ending loss to Albany in November, coach Jeff McInerney gathered his players at Arute Field and asked one thing of… more »

Growing up in Taftville, Dave Patenaude had big football dreams. You know, the kind that take you far away and filled with success. Today, Patenaude returns home to Connecticut as the offensive coordinator for Hofstra as the Pride opens its season ag… more »

NEW BRITAIN - As the Northeast Conference's first football preseason Media Day went on Tuesday, there was one thing everyone could agree on. Every coach touted his own players, and each team's case for why it will have a good season was presented. Much… more »

Coach focused on football season, not on league coaches' forecast. ALBANY -- Bob Ford has successfully navigated the transformation of the football program he started at the University at Albany from Division III up to the NCAA Football Championship… more »

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Movin' on up was the dominant theme yesterday when the Northeast Conference coaches spoke during a preseason teleconference. Whether asked or not, all the coaches made reference to the league's impending automatic bid to the Fo… more »

Duquesne's relentless dominance of the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference Football League earned it 10 titles in 14 years. But when the league's membership dwindled to four it folded, and the Dukes joined the Northeast Conference as an associate member.… 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 »

NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion University has opted out of its contract to play William and Mary in its second football game of the 2009 season. The Monarchs found a substitute opponent rather than paying the $75,000 to buy out of that game. They will… more »

NEW BRITAIN — Central Connecticut coach Jeff McInerney had three goals coming into the spring game on Friday. First was to “make it look like football.” While the focus was a much on entertaining the fans (the energetic head coach walked around th… 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 »