Category: Duquesne Dukes
Piekarski Makes Impact at Duquesne
Engaged and ready to excel, Richie Piekarski is active on many fronts whether it be on the football field, basketball court or in the classroom.
A 2010 graduate of Hudson, Piekarski is doing a little bit of everything at Duquesne University, a Divisi… more »
Dukes, Colonials brace for tough openers
Duquesne and Robert Morris are both expected to be among the best football teams in the Northeast Conference. Each has plenty of talent returning and both have experienced quarterbacks.
Both will find out where they stand quickly. Each has extremely… 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 »
Delaware's Injured Devlin Likely To Play
Despite broken wrist, Delaware QB should face Duquesne on Saturday
The possibilities, as University of Delaware football coach K.C. Keeler considered them Saturday night, provided quite a jolt initially.
Quarterback Pat Devlin, likely the player t… 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 »
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-… more »
Albany Favored in the NEC, All-Conference Team Named
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 »
Northeast Conference Announces 2009 Television Slate
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 »
Rombach Sharp During Duquesne Scrimmage
It was former Duquesne starter Kevin Rombach — not last year's starter, Connor Dixon, the injury-plagued former Michigan State quarterback from South Park High School — who took the majority of the snaps in spring football practices for the Dukes.
An… more »
Rombach, Spragg Lead Duquesne Offense In Spring Scrimmage
Duo connects on a pair of long distance first-half touchdowns as the first team offense puts up 30 points
Senior quarterback Kevin Rombach (Harrisburg, Pa./Central Dauphin) completed 8-of-14 passes for 231 yards and three first-half touchdowns - incl… more »
Players Making Last-Minute Decisions Wise (FCS) Ones
Freedom High senior Eddie Mateo was down to the final days and his mind was about made up to sign a National Letter of Intent to attend NCAA Division II Bloomsburg University.
All it took was just his signature on dotted lines during Wednesday's Sign… more »
Robert Morris Runs Past Duquesne
MOON TWP. — Two years ago, Myles Russ was a tiny scatback from Florida, running away from defenses and piling up yardage as the South Florida Sun-Sentinel’s 6A Player of the Year. His small stature kept the major schools away, so he found his way to Rob… more »