How many conference games will ODU win in its inaugural CAA football season? 1-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 SEPT. 3 vs. Campbell, 6 p.m. The skinny Campbell’s program is a year older than the Monarchs, but it appears ODU has outgrown the Camels. This is… more »

Old Dominion quarterback Thomas DeMarco is eager for the football season to get started. Labeled as perhaps the best player in the Colonial Athletic Association by his coach, Bobby Wilder, the senior wants to show what he can do against top competiti… more »

Of the two largest things Old Dominion quarterback Thomas DeMarco possesses, only one is immediately apparent: his oversized feet. The other has far greater value. "I definitely play with a chip on my shoulder," DeMarco said, "because I want to prove… more »

Bobby Wilder had no way of knowing that his professional future would include being part of history or a geographic trend, but as an assistant coach at Maine 15 years ago, he had an inkling which direction the winds were blowing for Division I-AA footba… more »

In an exciting new initiative, the athletics departments from the College of William and Mary and Old Dominion University will partner with title sponsor, Optima Health, to launch the Optima Health Challenge for the coming athletics year. The Optima… more »

Phase Three of the grand experiment known as Old Dominion football commences in less than six weeks, and no one is more eager to begin or less certain about its outcome than Bobby Wilder. The head Monarch is justifiably optimistic, based on results o… more »

Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder said he is in favor of proposed legislation that would give players in the Football Championship Subdivision five years of eligibility. The Colonial Athletic Association, which ODU's football program is joining this fa… more »

So what came about in the Colonial Athletic Association annual meetings in Hilton Head, S.C.? Not a whole lot, really. There was some discussion about what to do with the games that UMass plays against CAA teams. For those out of the loop, UMass h… more »

Playing major college sports borders on a full-time gig. Games, practice and travel. Conditioning, film study and community appearances. Oh, and did someone mention academics? But contrary to what some maintain, scholarship athletes are not modern… more »

Mascot's Championship Effort brings home National Award After an intense, season-long competition and more than seven million online and text votes, Old Dominion University mascot "Big Blue" proved that the lion is king, winning the coveted Capital O… more »

Thomas DeMarco's single-game school record for passing yards has vaulted him into the top five in total passing yards at the Football Championship Subdivision level. DeMarco, ODU's redshirt junior quarterback, threw for 407 yards in Saturday's 35-21… more »

Old Dominion coach Bobby Wilder said Monday the number of personal fouls committed by his team last Saturday doesn't bother him, calling them part of the learning experience for his young team. The Monarchs' personal fouls - they committed four - cam… more »

The schools are a day away from becoming rivals on the football field. But are William and Mary and Old Dominion also beginning a heated recruiting battle for Hampton Roads talent? No more so, say officials at both universities, than any other in-sta… more »

At the end of Old Dominion's first football season, coach Bobby Wilder looked at the national statistics and knew exactly where the Monarchs needed help. "We weren't very good at returning punts or kicks," Wilder said. That was an understatement.… more »

Coaching Staff Getting A Better Idea of the Two-Deep On Saturday evening the ODU Football Monarchs returned to Foreman Field at S.B. Ballard Stadium for the second of four planned scrimmages this preseason. As the Monarchs had a good workout on situa… more »