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 »

The news out of Robert Morris University Tuesday was not that coach Joe Walton had been given a contract extension. It was that Walton, the only head football coach the Colonials have had, will step down after the 2013 season. That would give Walton,… more »

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 »

Joe Walton surveyed the scene inside the stadium bearing his name and laughed. “I’m as shocked as anyone else,” the Robert Morris head coach said. “But I’m pleased. Now we have to run the table on the Northeast Conference.” Walton’s Colonials upse… more »

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 »

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 »

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 »

Back-to-back road games to open the season and a full slate of Northeast Conference games highlight the 2009 Robert Morris University football schedule. Under the direction of 16th-year head coach Joe Walton, the Colonials will play 11 games as part of… 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 University head football Joe Walton announced changes and additions to his coaching staff for the 2009 season Tuesday, as assistant coach Scott Benzel has been promoted to co-defensive coordinator, former graduate assistant coach Andrew Ri… 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 »

This was not the end-of-the-season script that Dave Opfar envisioned when the football season started in August. Opfar’s St. Francis University Red Flash have been devastated by injuries and enter today’s battle with Northeast Conference rival Robert… 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 »

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 »