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 »

LORETTO — For St. Francis, there is no place like home. Coach Dave Opfar’s football team has played four of its first five games on the road, and the Red Flash return to DeGol Field today for a two-game home stand. The Flash (0-4, 0-2), who are l… more »

WEST LONG BRANCH — One of Dave Sinisi's longest runs for Monmouth University on Saturday didn't take place between the lines. When it was announced late in the fourth quarter that Sinisi, then on the sidelines, had set a school record for most rushin… more »

LORETTO — Forgive St. Francis coach Dave Opfar if he thinks of his team as an injury ward right now. His Red Flash team has incurred some major injuries this year, leading him to try to change his approach on both sides of the ball. St. Francis (0… more »

LORETTO — The Red Flash anticipate an aerial barrage today in Pittsburgh. As the St. Francis football team attempts to bounce back after a heart-breaking loss last week, the Red Flash realize that Duquesne has a potent offense. The Dukes (0-1), wh… more »

LORETTO — Scott Lewis could not have scripted his first collegiate season any better. The Bishop McCort High School graduate made an immediate impact nationally and locally as a linebacker for the St. Francis University football team in the 2007 seas… more »

LORETTO — Entering his seventh season, St. Francis football coach Dave Opfar feels so positive about this year’s squad that he has broken with one of his traditions. He has finally permitted his players to vote for their own captains. That change… more »

LORETTO — Facilities make a difference for every college athletic program, and a project in the final stages at St. Francis University will improve a number of sports for the Red Flash. A new field house has been constructed and is located at the end… more »

LORETTO — St. Francis football has come a long way in the past four years. The former Pine Bowl has been transformed into a beautiful venue for a Saturday football game with an all-weather surface and seating for 3,450 people at DeGol Field. In addit… more »

It appears that Duquesne will have to earn its respect on the football field this fall in its inaugural season in the Northeast Conference. Despite winning or sharing 11 Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference championships in the past 14 seasons, the Duk… 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 »

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 »

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 »