Replacing PK Piotr Czech won't be easy, but it's first order of business at tomorrow's scrimmage. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- It was only the last few years that the Wagner College faithful showed any interest in the special teams, the first phase of the… 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 »

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 »

Mansfield - Joe Todd has been named linebackers coach at Wagner College, Head Coach/Director of Athletics Walt Hameline announced earlier this week A native of Mansfield, Todd replaces Del Smith who recently accepted the head coaching position at th… more »

When Shane McKenna packs up and heads to Staten Island next month, it will be a homecoming, of sorts. The freshman-to-be at Wagner College is anxious to launch his college football career after putting together a stellar high school stint at Notre Da… 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 »

The journey toward fulfilling a dream of playing professional football began for a pair of former Keyport High School players last night. While neither Wagner College kicker Piotr Czech nor Troy University running back Kenny Cattouse were selected on… 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 »

NEC football champion receives bid in 2010. The University at Albany football team will have an easier path to the NCAA playoffs. Starting in 2010, the Northeast Conference champion will receive an automatic bid to the Football Championship Subd… more »

NCAA proposal would give NEC league champ "conditional" playoff bid. The University at Albany football team won the Northeast Conference championship last season but got shut out of the NCAA playoffs. The Great Danes are hoping a proposed change o… more »

Monmouth University's football team may soon have a path to the national playoffs. Under a proposal to be voted on Thursday by the NCAA Board of Directors, the Northeast Conference champion, which includes Monmouth University, will have a "conditiona… more »

As Zdzislaw Czech sees it, the sacrifices were nothing any parents wouldn't make for their family. But the decision he and wife, Grazyna, made to leave their native Poland 20 years ago after the fall of communism, the years living in cramped quarters an… more »

Dan Conley has been passionate about football since 1975, when he was just 4 years old. It was then that the Carnegie native met his hero, Jack Lambert. Conley, who ironically went on to play linebacker himself in his favorite sport and now will c… more »

The Seahawks' record-setter, ranked No. 7 among kickers in this year's draft, hopes for a pro shot. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- National Football League teams have come calling on Piotr Czech, and that's nothing but good news for the best placekicker in W… more »