Category: Old Dominion Monarchs
ODU Begins Search For Voice Of The Football Monarchs
A search for the official “voice” of the Monarchs has begun, as ODU Sports Properties and the Old Dominion University athletic department announced today that they are accepting applications for the positions of radio play by play announcer, color analy… more »
ODU's DeMarco is early leader in race for QB job ... for now
Old Dominion has 69 players in camp for spring football workouts.
Four, however, will receive more scrutiny than the others.
Quarterbacks Thomas DeMarco, Bobby Cooper, Tommy Reamon Jr., and Dan Pitts find themselves in a battle for playing time an… more »
ODU Has Special Selling Points
The Monarchs turn the heads of local recruits with powerful arguments since everything is new.
Bobby Wilder is seven months away from seeing his words become reality.
Wilder, whose Old Dominion football team begins its first season of I-AA play Se… more »
ODU Football Replaces Iona with Game at Fordham
NORFOLK - Old Dominion filled the void in its schedule for the upcoming football season with Fordham.
The Monarchs will visit Fordham on Oct. 3. The Rams were 5-6 this past season after winning the Patriot League in 2007.
ODU also announced that i… more »
CAA Football Growth Raises Money Issues
The Colonial Athletic Association football conference is getting too big, but league administrators still aren't sure how to handle the growth.
That seemed to be the consensus after a meeting among athletic directors from the 12 current members and t… more »
CAA Will Remain One Conference
There are still logistics to be worked out as the Colonial Athletic Association football conference prepares to expand to 14 teams, but Commissioner Tom Yeager said the league will stay together.
Splitting into two separate conferences was one option… more »
ODU's Brodie Off To... Greener Pastures?
Hykeem Brodie has left the program.
Hey, it happens all the time and everywhere. Unhappiness makes for uneasiness and Brodie just didn't fit ODU's one-back concept. Coming out of Western Branch High in Chesapeake, Brodie ran in a two-back set, a pro… more »
CAA Athletic Directors to Study 14-team Puzzle
Colonial Athletic Association athletic directors will convene in Washington next week and discuss the league's coming football expansion.
In general, the agenda is this question: Can a 14-team football conference work?
The ADs will be together for… more »
ODU's DeAnthony Jones Looks Good in First-Ever Practice
Here's the most amazing thing I took from watching ODU's first-ever practice Thursday afternoon: DeAnthony Jones was working out with the second team on defense.
I don't know how long that will last, but if DeAnthony Jones is a second-team guy on the… more »
Former JMU Receiver Walking On At ODU
HARRISONBURG — Daniel Harvey didn’t immediately regret his decision, but it didn’t take long for his second-guessing to begin.
Two years after walking away from a potential college football career at James Madison University, the former Turner Ashby… more »
JMU's Mickey Matthews: CAA Needs Two Bids
HARRISONBURG - With all signs pointing toward a 14-team, two-division alignment for the Colonial Athletic Association in the near future, the league's coaches want the NCAA to take the unprecedented step of awarding the conference two automatic bids in… more »
Will A 14-team CAA Be Too Big?
Despite scheduling issues, CAA commissioner Yeager favors ther national role.
Unless something changes, Colonial Athletic Association football four years from now will be a 14-team league, the largest conference in the country above the Division II… more »
ODU Drops W&M from 2009 Football Schedule
NORFOLK, Va. -- Old Dominion University has opted out of its contract to play William and Mary in its second football game of the 2009 season.
The Monarchs found a substitute opponent rather than paying the $75,000 to buy out of that game. They will… more »
Citadel AD Leckonby Following In Father's Footsteps
Larry Leckonby was named athletic director of The Citadel last week, something that would make his father very proud, even though he wasn't much for moving around.
"The first time I called my father and told him I was moving from Boston University to… more »
Old Dominion and Norfolk State Talk Football Series
Old Dominion University and Norfolk State are negotiating a long-term series between the schools’ football teams, with ODU officials looking at 2013 as a starting point.
Norfolk State athletic director Marty Miller was even more proactive when reach… more »